Information about #596976 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#596976 presents itself as a calm, restrained steel-blue azure — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Electric Blue (#536878). Nearby in the Register you will also find Cadet (#536872) and Marble Blue (#566D7E).
The recipe behind #596976 is rgb(89, 105, 118), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.7:1. No one has named #596976 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#596976 color variations
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#596976 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#596976 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#596976 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#596976 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#596976 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #596976 color
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Nearest named colors to #596976
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#536878
#536872
#566D7E
#5E7175
#516572
#59656D
#54626F
#4F6971
#547377
#616D7E
#636373
#617274
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#596976
- RGB89, 105, 118
- CMYK11, 5, 0, 54
- CSSrgb(89, 105, 118)
- HSL207°, 14%, 41%
- HSL Precise206.897°, 14.01%, 40.588%
- HSV207°, 25%, 46%
- HSB207°, 25%, 46%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.349
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.463
- GLSLvec3(0.349, 0.412, 0.463)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.349, 0.412, 0.463, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.349, 0.412, 0.463)
- Percentage of Red in RGB34.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB46.3%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID596976
- DECIMAL ID5859702
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
