#6596BD Color

#6596BD is rgb(101, 150, 189) in RGB and hsl(207, 40%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#6596BD

HEX#6596BD

RGBrgb(101, 150, 189)

HSLhsl(207, 40%, 57%)

HSVhsv(207, 47%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.079 243.4)

CMYKcmyk(47%, 21%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6596BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.16:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6596BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6596BD Complementary#BD8D65 Analogous#65BDB9 Analogous#656ABD Triadic#BD6596 Triadic#96BD65

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6596BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7BA4C6 #90B3D0 #A6C2D9 #B8CEE0 #CDDDEA #E2EBF3

Shades

#4B82AF #406F96 #345A79 #294860 #1D3244 #12202B

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