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#596AA6

#596aa6 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#596aa6 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 41.57% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.39% cyan, 36.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 226.75°, with 30.2% saturation and 50% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 6.55.

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Relative luminance0.1519

Complementary

  1. #596aa6
  2. #a69559

Split complementary

  1. #596aa6
  2. #a66e59
  3. #91a659

Analogous

  1. #5991a6
  2. #596aa6
  3. #6e59a6

Triadic

  1. #596aa6
  2. #a6596a
  3. #6aa659

Tetradic

  1. #596aa6
  2. #9559a6
  3. #a69559
  4. #6aa659

Square

  1. #596aa6
  2. #a65991
  3. #a69559
  4. #59a66e

Monochromatic

  1. #242a42
  2. #3e4a74
  3. #596aa6
  4. #8b97c1
  5. #bdc3db

Shades

#596aa6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596aa6
  2. #505f95
  3. #475585
  4. #3e4a74
  5. #354064
  6. #2d3553
  7. #242a42
  8. #1b2032
  9. #121521
  10. #090b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#596aa6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596aa6
  2. #6a79af
  3. #7a88b8
  4. #8b97c1
  5. #9ba6ca
  6. #acb5d3
  7. #bdc3db
  8. #cdd2e4
  9. #dee1ed
  10. #eef0f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596aa6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596aa6
  2. #5d6ca2
  3. #616e9e
  4. #65719b
  5. #697397
  6. #6d7593
  7. #70778f
  8. #74798b
  9. #787c88
  10. #7c7e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #656c87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5470a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d6aa5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3d7680 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #566ea7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #526aa5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a7291 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596aa6 {
  color: #596aa6;
}
Background
.bg-596aa6 {
  background-color: #596aa6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596aa6 {
  border: 2px solid #596aa6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596aa6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 106 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 30% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596aa6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596aa6, #6e59a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596aa6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 106 166 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.55 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.38 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.87 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.18 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.20 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.53 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 10.41 #a69559 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#596aa6  rgb(89, 106, 166)  hsl(227, 30%, 50%)  Queen Blue
#a69559  rgb(166, 149, 89)  hsl(47, 30%, 50%)  Brass
#a6596a  rgb(166, 89, 106)  hsl(347, 30%, 50%)  Mauve Taupe
#6aa659  rgb(106, 166, 89)  hsl(107, 30%, 50%)  Asparagus