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#596177

#596177 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#596177 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 38.04% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.21% cyan, 18.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black. Its hue angle is 224°, with 14.42% saturation and 40.78% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 10.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1201

Complementary

  1. #596177
  2. #776f59

Split complementary

  1. #596177
  2. #776059
  3. #707759

Analogous

  1. #597077
  2. #596177
  3. #605977

Triadic

  1. #596177
  2. #775961
  3. #617759

Tetradic

  1. #596177
  2. #6f5977
  3. #776f59
  4. #617759

Square

  1. #596177
  2. #775970
  3. #776f59
  4. #597760

Monochromatic

  1. #181a1f
  2. #383d4b
  3. #596177
  4. #7e879e
  5. #aaafbf

Shades

#596177 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596177
  2. #50576b
  3. #474e5f
  4. #3e4453
  5. #353a47
  6. #2d313c
  7. #242730
  8. #1b1d24
  9. #121318
  10. #090a0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#596177 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596177
  2. #6a7185
  3. #7a8192
  4. #8b90a0
  5. #9ba0ad
  6. #acb0bb
  7. #bdc0c9
  8. #cdd0d6
  9. #dedfe4
  10. #eeeff1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596177 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596177
  2. #5d6478
  3. #616779
  4. #656a7a
  5. #696d7b
  6. #6d717c
  7. #70747c
  8. #74777d
  9. #787a7e
  10. #7c7d7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e616b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a6378 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #586076 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #516568 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a6278 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #586077 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #55646e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596177 {
  color: #596177;
}
Background
.bg-596177 {
  background-color: #596177;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596177 {
  border: 2px solid #596177;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596177;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 97 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 14% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596177 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596177, #605977);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596177 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 97 119 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.00 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.93 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.93 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 11.41 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 12.11 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 12.72 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 12.72 #a69e88 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#596177  rgb(89, 97, 119)  hsl(224, 14%, 41%)  Queen Blue
#776f59  rgb(119, 111, 89)  hsl(44, 14%, 41%)  Raw Umber
#775961  rgb(119, 89, 97)  hsl(344, 14%, 41%)  Mauve Taupe
#617759  rgb(97, 119, 89)  hsl(104, 14%, 41%)  Fern Green