Palettes / Colors / #7599BD

#7599BD — Muted Blue

#7599BD is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the blue family.

#7599BD 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 #BD9975; it also sits naturally between #75BDBD and #7575BD. 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 46% · Green 60% · Blue 74%

Cyan 38% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7599BD

.text { color: #7599BD; }
.background { background-color: #7599BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7599BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(117, 153, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 35%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7599BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(117, 153, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7599BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(117, 153, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7599BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7599BD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #7599BD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BD9975:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7599BD: #000000.

How #7599BD 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 #7599BD 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 #7599BD?

#7599BD is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 117, 153, 189). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7599BD?

#7599BD is RGB 117, 153, 189 — HSL 210°, 35%, 60% — CMYK 38%, 19%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #7599BD?

Its complement is #BD9975; analogous partners are #75BDBD and #7575BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7599BD for text?

Black text on #7599BD has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.98:1.