Exploring the Color #596798

#596798 sits at 227° on the color wheel, placing it in the blue family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 26% saturation and 47% lightness, it reads as a softly muted, balanced tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 89, 103, 152 produces a 5.50:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #596798 is a clear variant of CSS steel blue — about 43 units away from #4682B4. Designers reach for blue hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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