What color is #597885?

#597885 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #597885?

The RGB value is 89, 120, 133: 89 red, 120 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #597885?

The complementary color is #856659, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #597885?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#597885 color

#597885 rgb(89, 120, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #597885 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 47.1% green and 52.2% blue (89, 120, 133).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 20% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Night Owl (#5D7B89), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#597885 color codes

HEX	`#597885`
RGB	`rgb(89, 120, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 47.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 20%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 33%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 10%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.57, -7.72, -10.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.57, 13.18, 234.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.069, 17.249, 24.721)`
Decimal	`5863557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #597885, 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 #597885	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#597885 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #597885 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #597885; }
.text { color: #597885; }
.border { border: 2px solid #597885; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 120 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #597885, #596285); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #597885?: #597885 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #597885?: The RGB value is 89, 120, 133: 89 red, 120 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #597885?: The complementary color is #856659, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #597885?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.