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#596994

#596994 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#596994 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 41.18% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.86% cyan, 29.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.96% black. Its hue angle is 223.73°, with 24.89% saturation and 46.47% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 6.53.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1437

Complementary

  1. #596994
  2. #948459

Split complementary

  1. #596994
  2. #946759
  3. #869459

Analogous

  1. #598694
  2. #596994
  3. #675994

Triadic

  1. #596994
  2. #945969
  3. #699459

Tetradic

  1. #596994
  2. #845994
  3. #948459
  4. #699459

Square

  1. #596994
  2. #945986
  3. #948459
  4. #599467

Monochromatic

  1. #202534
  2. #3c4764
  3. #596994
  4. #8492b5
  5. #b4bcd2

Shades

#596994 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596994
  2. #505f85
  3. #475476
  4. #3e4a68
  5. #353f59
  6. #2d354a
  7. #242a3b
  8. #1b202c
  9. #12151e
  10. #090b0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#596994 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596994
  2. #6a789f
  3. #7a87a9
  4. #8b96b4
  5. #9ba5bf
  6. #acb4ca
  7. #bdc3d4
  8. #cdd2df
  9. #dee1ea
  10. #eef0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596994 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596994
  2. #5d6b92
  3. #616e90
  4. #65708e
  5. #69728c
  6. #6d758a
  7. #707788
  8. #747986
  9. #787b84
  10. #7c7e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #646a7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a6d96 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #556793 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #467278 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a6b95 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #576893 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e6e84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596994 {
  color: #596994;
}
Background
.bg-596994 {
  background-color: #596994;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596994 {
  border: 2px solid #596994;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596994;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 105 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 25% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596994 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596994, #675994);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596994 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 105 148 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.53 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.33 #1560bd Denim ΔE 10.19 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.46 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 10.90 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 11.27 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 11.63 #a6966b Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#596994  rgb(89, 105, 148)  hsl(224, 25%, 46%)  Queen Blue
#948459  rgb(148, 132, 89)  hsl(44, 25%, 46%)  Cafe au Lait
#945969  rgb(148, 89, 105)  hsl(344, 25%, 46%)  Mauve Taupe
#699459  rgb(105, 148, 89)  hsl(104, 25%, 46%)  Moss Green