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#596ABC

#596abc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#596abc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.66% cyan, 43.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 229.7°, with 42.49% saturation and 54.31% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.51.

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Relative luminance0.1606

Complementary

  1. #596abc
  2. #bcab59

Split complementary

  1. #596abc
  2. #bc7959
  3. #9bbc59

Analogous

  1. #599bbc
  2. #596abc
  3. #7959bc

Triadic

  1. #596abc
  2. #bc596a
  3. #6abc59

Tetradic

  1. #596abc
  2. #ab59bc
  3. #bcab59
  4. #6abc59

Square

  1. #596abc
  2. #bc599b
  3. #bcab59
  4. #59bc79

Monochromatic

  1. #242d58
  2. #3a488f
  3. #596abc
  4. #8f9bd2
  5. #c6cce8

Shades

#596abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596abc
  2. #505fa9
  3. #475596
  4. #3e4a84
  5. #354071
  6. #2d355e
  7. #242a4b
  8. #1b2038
  9. #121526
  10. #090b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#596abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596abc
  2. #6a79c3
  3. #7a88c9
  4. #8b97d0
  5. #9ba6d7
  6. #acb5de
  7. #bdc3e4
  8. #cdd2eb
  9. #dee1f2
  10. #eef0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596abc
  2. #5d6cb6
  3. #616eb0
  4. #6571aa
  5. #6973a4
  6. #6d759e
  7. #707798
  8. #747992
  9. #787c8c
  10. #7c7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #676d94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4774bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d6cba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2b7c8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f70be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a6bbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4275a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596abc {
  color: #596abc;
}
Background
.bg-596abc {
  background-color: #596abc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596abc {
  border: 2px solid #596abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 106 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 42% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596abc, #7959bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 106 188 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.51 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.43 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.45 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.59 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.35 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.71 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.51 #a69543 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#596abc  rgb(89, 106, 188)  hsl(230, 42%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#bcab59  rgb(188, 171, 89)  hsl(50, 42%, 54%)  Vegas Gold
#bc596a  rgb(188, 89, 106)  hsl(350, 42%, 54%)  Rose Gold
#6abc59  rgb(106, 188, 89)  hsl(110, 42%, 54%)  Mantis