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#596A90

#596a90 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#596a90 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 41.57% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.19% cyan, 26.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 221.45°, with 23.61% saturation and 45.69% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 6.13.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1445

Complementary

  1. #596a90
  2. #907f59

Split complementary

  1. #596a90
  2. #906459
  3. #869059

Analogous

  1. #598690
  2. #596a90
  3. #645990

Triadic

  1. #596a90
  2. #90596a
  3. #6a9059

Tetradic

  1. #596a90
  2. #7f5990
  3. #907f59
  4. #6a9059

Square

  1. #596a90
  2. #905986
  3. #907f59
  4. #599064

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2431
  2. #3c4761
  3. #596a90
  4. #8392b2
  5. #b2bbd0

Shades

#596a90 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596a90
  2. #505f82
  3. #475573
  4. #3e4a65
  5. #354056
  6. #2d3548
  7. #242a3a
  8. #1b202b
  9. #12151d
  10. #090b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#596a90 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596a90
  2. #6a799b
  3. #7a88a6
  4. #8b97b1
  5. #9ba6bc
  6. #acb5c8
  7. #bdc3d3
  8. #cdd2de
  9. #dee1e9
  10. #eef0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596a90 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596a90
  2. #5d6c8e
  3. #616e8d
  4. #65718b
  5. #69738a
  6. #6d7588
  7. #707786
  8. #747985
  9. #787c83
  10. #7c7e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #646a7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d6d92 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #58688f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #487277 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c6c91 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #58698f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f6f82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596a90 {
  color: #596a90;
}
Background
.bg-596a90 {
  background-color: #596a90;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596a90 {
  border: 2px solid #596a90;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596a90;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 106 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 24% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596a90 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596a90, #645990);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596a90 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 106 144 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.13 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.28 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.34 #1560bd Denim ΔE 10.38 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 11.14 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 11.37 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 11.55 #a6956f Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#596a90  rgb(89, 106, 144)  hsl(221, 24%, 46%)  Queen Blue
#907f59  rgb(144, 127, 89)  hsl(41, 24%, 46%)  Raw Umber
#90596a  rgb(144, 89, 106)  hsl(341, 24%, 46%)  Mauve Taupe
#6a9059  rgb(106, 144, 89)  hsl(101, 24%, 46%)  Moss Green