Palettes / Colors / #596292

#596292 — Dusty Blue

#596292 is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slategray (#708090) — not an exact match. CSS slategray gives you #708090, a different color; use #596292 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#596292 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 #918959; it also sits naturally between #597E91 and #6D5991. 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 38% · Blue 57%

Cyan 39% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 43%

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

Previews

CSS code for #596292

.text { color: #596292; }
.background { background-color: #596292; }
.border { border: 3px solid #596292; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(89, 98, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(231, 24%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #596292; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(89, 98, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #596292; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(89, 98, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#596292">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#596292">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #918959:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #596292: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #596292

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #596292 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 #596292 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 #596292?

#596292 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 89, 98, 146). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #596292?

#596292 is RGB 89, 98, 146 — HSL 231°, 24%, 46% — CMYK 39%, 33%, 0%, 43%.

What colors go with #596292?

Its complement is #918959; analogous partners are #597E91 and #6D5991. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #596292 for text?

White text on #596292 has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.59:1.