#596d9c
a balanced, soft blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
89, 109, 156
HSL
222°, 27%, 48%
CMYK
43, 30, 0, 39
Luminance
0.1546
Every format
| HEX | #596d9c |
| RGB | rgb(89, 109, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 27%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43%, 30%, 0%, 39%) |
| LAB | lab(46.3 5.3 -27.8) |
| LCH | lch(46.3 28.3 280.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.538 0.078 266.2) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #596d9c;
background-color: #596d9c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#596d9c] bg-[#596d9c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #596d9c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.349, green: 0.427, blue: 0.612)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#596d9c")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#596d9c on white: 5.13:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#596d9c on black: 4.09:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red34.9%
Green42.7%
Blue61.2%
CMYK percentages
Cyan42.9%
Magenta30.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)38.8%
Color previews
#596d9c text on a black background
contrast 4.09:1
Card sample
#596d9c text on a white background
contrast 5.13:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #596d9c;
Background color
Panel with #596d9c background
background-color: #596d9c;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #596d9c;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(89, 109, 156, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(89, 109, 156, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #596d9c; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596d9c, #72599C);