Palettes / Colors / #6589CD

#6589CD — Muted Blue

#6589CD is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

#6589CD 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 #CDA965; it also sits naturally between #65BDCD and #7565CD. 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 40% · Green 54% · Blue 80%

Cyan 51% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #6589CD

.text { color: #6589CD; }
.background { background-color: #6589CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6589CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(101, 137, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(219, 51%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6589CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(101, 137, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6589CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(101, 137, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6589CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6589CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDA965:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6589CD: #000000.

How #6589CD 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 #6589CD 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 #6589CD?

#6589CD is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 101, 137, 205). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6589CD?

#6589CD is RGB 101, 137, 205 — HSL 219°, 51%, 60% — CMYK 51%, 33%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #6589CD?

Its complement is #CDA965; analogous partners are #65BDCD and #7565CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6589CD for text?

Black text on #6589CD has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.49:1.