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#596A97

#596a97 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#596a97 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 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.06% cyan, 29.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 223.55°, with 25.83% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 6.29.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1467

Complementary

  1. #596a97
  2. #978659

Split complementary

  1. #596a97
  2. #976759
  3. #899759

Analogous

  1. #598997
  2. #596a97
  3. #675997

Triadic

  1. #596a97
  2. #97596a
  3. #6a9759

Tetradic

  1. #596a97
  2. #865997
  3. #978659
  4. #6a9759

Square

  1. #596a97
  2. #975989
  3. #978659
  4. #599767

Monochromatic

  1. #202637
  2. #3d4867
  3. #596a97
  4. #8593b7
  5. #b5bed4

Shades

#596a97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596a97
  2. #505f88
  3. #475579
  4. #3e4a6a
  5. #35405b
  6. #2d354c
  7. #242a3c
  8. #1b202d
  9. #12151e
  10. #090b0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#596a97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596a97
  2. #6a79a1
  3. #7a88ac
  4. #8b97b6
  5. #9ba6c1
  6. #acb5cb
  7. #bdc3d5
  8. #cdd2e0
  9. #dee1ea
  10. #eef0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596a97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596a97
  2. #5d6c95
  3. #616e92
  4. #657190
  5. #69738e
  6. #6d758c
  7. #707789
  8. #747987
  9. #787c85
  10. #7c7e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #646b7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b6e99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #556896 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #45737a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a6c98 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #566996 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e7086 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596a97 {
  color: #596a97;
}
Background
.bg-596a97 {
  background-color: #596a97;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596a97 {
  border: 2px solid #596a97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596a97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 106 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 26% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596a97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596a97, #675997);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596a97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 106 151 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.29 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.17 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.85 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.91 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 10.34 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 11.06 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 11.15 #a69568 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#596a97  rgb(89, 106, 151)  hsl(224, 26%, 47%)  Queen Blue
#978659  rgb(151, 134, 89)  hsl(44, 26%, 47%)  Camel
#97596a  rgb(151, 89, 106)  hsl(344, 26%, 47%)  Mauve Taupe
#6a9759  rgb(106, 151, 89)  hsl(104, 26%, 47%)  Asparagus