#59628C
Steel Blue · medium cool blue
About #59628C
With the hex code #59628C, this is a medium blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 35% red, 38% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 36% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Steel Blue and Slate Gray — a ΔE of 17.2 — followed by Slate Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8C8359, a moss shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.91:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.91:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #59628C?
With the hex code #59628C, this is a medium blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 35% red, 38% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 36% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #59628C?
Use white text. White on #59628C has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #59628C?
Its complementary colour is #8C8359, and analogous partners are #597C8C and #6A598C.