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#596ABE

#596abe ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#596abe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.16% cyan, 44.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 229.9°, with 43.72% saturation and 54.71% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.28.

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Relative luminance0.1615

Complementary

  1. #596abe
  2. #bead59

Split complementary

  1. #596abe
  2. #be7b59
  3. #9dbe59

Analogous

  1. #599dbe
  2. #596abe
  3. #7b59be

Triadic

  1. #596abe
  2. #be596a
  3. #6abe59

Tetradic

  1. #596abe
  2. #ad59be
  3. #bead59
  4. #6abe59

Square

  1. #596abe
  2. #be599d
  3. #bead59
  4. #59be7b

Monochromatic

  1. #232d5b
  2. #394892
  3. #596abe
  4. #909bd4
  5. #c7cde9

Shades

#596abe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596abe
  2. #505fab
  3. #475598
  4. #3e4a85
  5. #354072
  6. #2d355f
  7. #242a4c
  8. #1b2039
  9. #121526
  10. #090b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#596abe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596abe
  2. #6a79c5
  3. #7a88cb
  4. #8b97d2
  5. #9ba6d8
  6. #acb5df
  7. #bdc3e5
  8. #cdd2ec
  9. #dee1f2
  10. #eef0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596abe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596abe
  2. #5d6cb8
  3. #616eb2
  4. #6571ab
  5. #6973a5
  6. #6d759f
  7. #707799
  8. #747993
  9. #787c8c
  10. #7c7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #676e96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4674c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b6cbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #297c8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e70c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #496bbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4175a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596abe {
  color: #596abe;
}
Background
.bg-596abe {
  background-color: #596abe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596abe {
  border: 2px solid #596abe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596abe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 106 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 44% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596abe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596abe, #7b59be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596abe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 106 190 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.28 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.18 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.46 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.54 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.37 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.70 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.39 #a69541 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#596abe  rgb(89, 106, 190)  hsl(230, 44%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#bead59  rgb(190, 173, 89)  hsl(50, 44%, 55%)  Vegas Gold
#be596a  rgb(190, 89, 106)  hsl(350, 44%, 55%)  Rose Gold
#6abe59  rgb(106, 190, 89)  hsl(110, 44%, 55%)  Mantis