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#2E596A closest to Night Shift

#2E596A is a dark, muted blue; the closest named color is Night Shift. In the RGB color model it is made of 18.0% red, 34.9% green and 41.6% blue (rgb(46, 89, 106)). Its HSL value is 197° hue, 39% saturation and 30% lightness, and in CMYK it is 57% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black. #2E596A is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.63:1.

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Variations of #2E596A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#2E596A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#2E596A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2E596A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #47516A
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #50576B
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #48576B
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #47516A
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #41546A
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #035E5E
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #235B65
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #545454
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4C555A

#2E596A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.63:1 Very good#2E596A text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.75:1 Very poor#2E596A text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#2E596A in CSS

/* Night Shift */
.color { color: #2E596A; }
.background { background-color: #2E596A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2E596A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(46 89 106);
color: hsl(197 39% 30%);
color: oklch(0.440 0.055 225.9);

#2E596A FAQ

What color is #2E596A?

#2E596A is a dark, muted blue. Its closest named color is Night Shift. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #2E596A?

#2E596A is rgb(46, 89, 106) in RGB, hsl(197, 39%, 30%) in HSL and cmyk(57%, 16%, 0%, 58%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2E596A?

The complementary color of #2E596A is #6A3F2E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2E596A?

White text has the best contrast on #2E596A: 7.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2E596A a warm or cool color?

#2E596A is a cool color.