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Hex #596c86

#596c86 is a great dark blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #596c86 color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#596c86 Conversion table

Category	blue (dark blue)
HEX	#596c86 copy to clipboard
RGB	R 89 G 108 B 134 RGB (89, 108, 134) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 214.67 S 0.2 L 0.44
CMYK	C 18% M 10% Y 0% K 47%
Usage of blue	The color #596c86 is a great dark shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#596c86 Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#596c86 to RGB conversion

Red	89	89% RED
Green	108	108% GREEN
Blue	134	134% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(89, 108, 134); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(89, 108, 134); // for css background-color

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#596c86 to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
17.65 %	10.2 %	0 %	47.45 %

#596c86 to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
214.667	0.2	0.44

CSS code: color: hsl(214.7, 20%, 44%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #596c86

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text:	recommended
Usage for headings:	recommended
Usage as fill color:	use with caution on large areas
Usage for buttons:	recommended

As a rather dark shade, this color can very well be used to color smaller elements (like text and buttons). Due to its darkness it gives good contrast, also if used on white background. Readability of text is perfectly ok.

Tints and Shades of #596c86

Tints of #596c86		Shades of #596c86
	The actual color		The actual color
	5% lighter		5% darker
	10% lighter		10% darker
	15% lighter		15% darker

Color Examples: This is a blue Heading in #596c86

This shows how text with the hex-color #596c86 would look on a white background. Because of the darkness of the color this color is recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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Blue Color Scheme based on #596c86

Primary
#596c86 (already open)

Secondary
#867359

Tertiary
#bfb29f

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Complementary Color: #867359

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Blue Webdesign Color Scheme based on #596c86

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