Information about #596278 color

#596278 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#596278 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(89, 98, 120) — 34.9% red, 38.4% green, 47.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 12 / 9 / 0 / 53. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #596278 reads as a softly toned steel-blue azure and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Electric Blue (#536878). Slightly further away sit Lifesaver (#535E7F) and Black Coral (#54626F).

The recipe behind #596278 is rgb(89, 98, 120), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #596278: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#596278 color variations

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

#596278 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 #596278

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

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

#596278 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#596278
  • RGB89, 98, 120
  • CMYK12, 9, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(89, 98, 120)
  • HSL223°, 15%, 41%
  • HSL Precise222.581°, 14.833%, 40.98%
  • HSV223°, 26%, 47%
  • HSB223°, 26%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.349, 0.384, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.349, 0.384, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.349, 0.384, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID596278
  • DECIMAL ID5857912
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01