Palettes / Colors / #595997

#595997 — Dusty Blue

#595997 is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the blue family.

#595997 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #979759; it also sits naturally between #597897 and #785997. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 35% · Green 35% · Blue 59%

Cyan 41% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 0% · Key 41%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #595997

.text { color: #595997; }
.background { background-color: #595997; }
.border { border: 3px solid #595997; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(89, 89, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 26%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #595997; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(89, 89, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #595997; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(89, 89, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#595997">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#595997">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #979759:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #595997: #FFFFFF.

How #595997 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #595997 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #595997?

#595997 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 89, 89, 151). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #595997?

#595997 is RGB 89, 89, 151 — HSL 240°, 26%, 47% — CMYK 41%, 41%, 0%, 41%.

What colors go with #595997?

Its complement is #979759; analogous partners are #597897 and #785997. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #595997 for text?

White text on #595997 has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.30:1.