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#596AAA

#596aaa ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#596aaa 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 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.65% cyan, 37.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 227.41°, with 32.27% saturation and 50.78% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 6.65.

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Relative luminance0.1533

Complementary

  1. #596aaa
  2. #aa9959

Split complementary

  1. #596aaa
  2. #aa7059
  3. #92aa59

Analogous

  1. #5992aa
  2. #596aaa
  3. #7059aa

Triadic

  1. #596aaa
  2. #aa596a
  3. #6aaa59

Tetradic

  1. #596aaa
  2. #9959aa
  3. #aa9959
  4. #6aaa59

Square

  1. #596aaa
  2. #aa5992
  3. #aa9959
  4. #59aa70

Monochromatic

  1. #242b46
  2. #3e4a79
  3. #596aaa
  4. #8c97c4
  5. #bec5de

Shades

#596aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596aaa
  2. #505f99
  3. #475588
  4. #3e4a77
  5. #354066
  6. #2d3555
  7. #242a44
  8. #1b2033
  9. #121522
  10. #090b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#596aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596aaa
  2. #6a79b3
  3. #7a88bb
  4. #8b97c4
  5. #9ba6cc
  6. #acb5d5
  7. #bdc3dd
  8. #cdd2e6
  9. #dee1ee
  10. #eef0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596aaa
  2. #5d6ca6
  3. #616ea2
  4. #65719d
  5. #697399
  6. #6d7595
  7. #707791
  8. #74798d
  9. #787c88
  10. #7c7e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #666c8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5271ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a6aa9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3a7782 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #556eac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #516aa9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #487294 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596aaa {
  color: #596aaa;
}
Background
.bg-596aaa {
  background-color: #596aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596aaa {
  border: 2px solid #596aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 106 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 32% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596aaa, #7059aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 106 170 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.65 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.84 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.68 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.06 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.12 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.25 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.90 #a69555 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#596aaa  rgb(89, 106, 170)  hsl(227, 32%, 51%)  Queen Blue
#aa9959  rgb(170, 153, 89)  hsl(47, 32%, 51%)  Brass
#aa596a  rgb(170, 89, 106)  hsl(347, 32%, 51%)  Mauve Taupe
#6aaa59  rgb(106, 170, 89)  hsl(107, 32%, 51%)  Asparagus