What color is #596F9B?

#596F9B is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596F9B?

The RGB value is 89, 111, 155: 89 red, 111 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596F9B?

The complementary color is #9B8559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596F9B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596F9B color

#596F9B rgb(89, 111, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #596F9B is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 43.5% green and 60.8% blue (89, 111, 155).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 27% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#596F9B color codes

HEX	`#596F9B`
RGB	`rgb(89, 111, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 43.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 27%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 43%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 28%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.79, 3.81, -26.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.79, 26.68, 278.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.719, 15.858, 33.237)`
Decimal	`5861275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596F9B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #596F9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596F9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #596F9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596f9b; }
.text { color: #596f9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596f9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 111 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596f9b, #64599b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #596F9B?: #596F9B is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596F9B?: The RGB value is 89, 111, 155: 89 red, 111 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596F9B?: The complementary color is #9B8559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596F9B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.