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#596dab

a balanced, soft blue · warm · closest name: steelblue

RGB
89, 109, 171
HSL
225°, 33%, 51%
CMYK
48, 36, 0, 33
Luminance
0.1600

Every format

HEX#596dab
RGBrgb(89, 109, 171)
HSLhsl(225, 33%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 36%, 0%, 33%)
LABlab(47.0 9.9 -35.5)
LCHlch(47.0 36.9 285.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.546 0.100 269.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #596dab;
background-color: #596dab;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#596dab] bg-[#596dab]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #596dab;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.349, green: 0.427, blue: 0.671)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#596dab")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#596dab on white: 5.00:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#596dab on black: 4.20:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red34.9%
Green42.7%
Blue67.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan48.0%
Magenta36.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)32.9%

Color previews

#596dab text on a black background

contrast 4.20:1

Card sample

#596dab text on a white background

contrast 5.00:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #596dab;
Background color
Panel with #596dab background
background-color: #596dab;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #596dab;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(89, 109, 171, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(89, 109, 171, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #596dab;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596dab, #7C59AB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #596dab

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #596dab in the Color Lab