All About Color #596997

#596997

About #596997

#596997 is a medium blue color with the hex code #596997. In RGB it is red 89, green 105, blue 151; in HSL it is hue 225°, saturation 26%, lightness 47%; in CMYK it is 41%, 30%, 0%, 41%. Its contrast ratio is 5.40:1 on white and 3.89:1 on black.

#596997 Color Conversion

Hex triplet59, 69, 97
CMYK41.06%, 30.46%, 0.00%, 40.78%
RGB Decimal89, 105, 151
HSL225°, 26%, 47%
RGB Octal131, 151, 227
HSV (HSB)224.52°, 41.06%, 59.22%
RGB Binary1011001, 1101001, 10010111
CIE-L*AB44.89, 6.29, -27.01
RGB Percent34.90%, 41.18%, 59.22%
CIE-L*CH44.89, 27.73, 283.11
XYZ14.76, 14.46, 31.29
CIE-L*UV44.89, -9.63, -39.99
xyY0.24, 0.24, 14.46
Hunter-Lab38.03, 2.72, -22.17
RYB34.90%, 39.89%, 59.22%

Color Accessibility Scores

#596997 on a dark background: contrast 3.89:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#596997 on a light background: contrast 5.40:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #596997, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#596997 · #8F9ABD · #37405D · #978759 · #BDB18F

Analogous palette

#599787 · #598797 · #596997 · #685997 · #875997

Triadic palette

#596997 · #975968 · #689759 · #8F9ABD · #BD8F9A

Tetradic palette

#596997 · #975987 · #978759 · #599768 · #37405D

Monochromatic palette

#202637 · #3C4767 · #596997 · #8592B7 · #B5BDD4

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