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#596AAB

#596aab ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#596aab 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 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.95% cyan, 38.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 227.56°, with 32.8% saturation and 50.98% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 6.68.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1537

Complementary

  1. #596aab
  2. #ab9a59

Split complementary

  1. #596aab
  2. #ab7159
  3. #93ab59

Analogous

  1. #5993ab
  2. #596aab
  3. #7159ab

Triadic

  1. #596aab
  2. #ab596a
  3. #6aab59

Tetradic

  1. #596aab
  2. #9a59ab
  3. #ab9a59
  4. #6aab59

Square

  1. #596aab
  2. #ab5993
  3. #ab9a59
  4. #59ab71

Monochromatic

  1. #242b47
  2. #3e4a7a
  3. #596aab
  4. #8c98c5
  5. #bfc5de

Shades

#596aab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596aab
  2. #505f9a
  3. #475589
  4. #3e4a78
  5. #354067
  6. #2d3556
  7. #242a44
  8. #1b2033
  9. #121522
  10. #090b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#596aab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596aab
  2. #6a79b3
  3. #7a88bc
  4. #8b97c4
  5. #9ba6cd
  6. #acb5d5
  7. #bdc3dd
  8. #cdd2e6
  9. #dee1ee
  10. #eef0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596aab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596aab
  2. #5d6ca7
  3. #616ea2
  4. #65719e
  5. #69739a
  6. #6d7596
  7. #707791
  8. #74798d
  9. #787c89
  10. #7c7e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 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 #5271ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a6aaa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #397882 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #556ead ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #506aaa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #487294 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596aab {
  color: #596aab;
}
Background
.bg-596aab {
  background-color: #596aab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596aab {
  border: 2px solid #596aab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596aab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 106 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 33% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596aab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596aab, #7159ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596aab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 106 171 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.68 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.71 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.64 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.02 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.03 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.28 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.76 #a69554 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#596aab  rgb(89, 106, 171)  hsl(228, 33%, 51%)  Queen Blue
#ab9a59  rgb(171, 154, 89)  hsl(48, 33%, 51%)  Brass
#ab596a  rgb(171, 89, 106)  hsl(348, 33%, 51%)  Mauve Taupe
#6aab59  rgb(106, 171, 89)  hsl(108, 33%, 51%)  Asparagus