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#596298

#596298 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#596298 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 38.43% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.45% cyan, 35.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 231.43°, with 26.14% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 8.46.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1313

Complementary

  1. #596298
  2. #988f59

Split complementary

  1. #596298
  2. #986f59
  3. #819859

Analogous

  1. #598198
  2. #596298
  3. #6f5998

Triadic

  1. #596298
  2. #985962
  3. #629859

Tetradic

  1. #596298
  2. #8f5998
  3. #988f59
  4. #629859

Square

  1. #596298
  2. #985981
  3. #988f59
  4. #59986f

Monochromatic

  1. #202437
  2. #3d4368
  3. #596298
  4. #868db8
  5. #b6bad4

Shades

#596298 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596298
  2. #505889
  3. #474e7a
  4. #3e456a
  5. #353b5b
  6. #2d314c
  7. #24273d
  8. #1b1d2e
  9. #12141e
  10. #090a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#596298 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596298
  2. #6a72a2
  3. #7a81ad
  4. #8b91b7
  5. #9ba1c1
  6. #acb1cc
  7. #bdc0d6
  8. #cdd0e0
  9. #dee0ea
  10. #eeeff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596298 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596298
  2. #5d6596
  3. #616893
  4. #656b91
  5. #696e8e
  6. #6d718c
  7. #70748a
  8. #747787
  9. #787a85
  10. #7c7d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #61647d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #50689a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b6397 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #456d76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #546699 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #516397 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e6985 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596298 {
  color: #596298;
}
Background
.bg-596298 {
  background-color: #596298;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596298 {
  border: 2px solid #596298;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596298;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 98 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 26% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596298 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596298, #6f5998);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596298 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 98 152 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.46 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.01 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 10.28 #1560bd Denim ΔE 10.66 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 10.98 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.08 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 11.16 #a69d67 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#596298  rgb(89, 98, 152)  hsl(231, 26%, 47%)  Queen Blue
#988f59  rgb(152, 143, 89)  hsl(51, 26%, 47%)  Moss Green
#985962  rgb(152, 89, 98)  hsl(351, 26%, 47%)  Mauve Taupe
#629859  rgb(98, 152, 89)  hsl(111, 26%, 47%)  Asparagus