Information about #59608B color

#59608B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#59608B falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(89, 96, 139) — 34.9% red, 37.6% green, 54.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 17 / 0 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #59608B reads as a softly toned classic blue and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Waratah (#55698B). Slightly further away sit Kingfisher Blue (#596A8B) and Breakwater (#536893).

The recipe behind #59608B is rgb(89, 96, 139), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #59608B: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#59608B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#59608B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #59608B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

Breakwater color link
Breakwater

#536893

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

Quantum Leap color link
Quantum Leap

#4F698B

Kashmir Blue color link
Kashmir Blue

#576D8E

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Waikawa Grey color link
Waikawa Grey

#5B6E91

Kimberly color link
Kimberly

#695D87

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Twilight color link
Twilight

#4E518B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#59608B
  • RGB89, 96, 139
  • CMYK20, 17, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(89, 96, 139)
  • HSL232°, 22%, 45%
  • HSL Precise231.6°, 21.93%, 44.706%
  • HSV232°, 36%, 55%
  • HSB232°, 36%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.349, 0.376, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.349, 0.376, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.349, 0.376, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID59608B
  • DECIMAL ID5857419
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01