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#596AED

#596aed ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#596aed is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 41.57% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.45% cyan, 55.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 233.11°, with 80.43% saturation and 63.92% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 2.73.

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Relative luminance0.1855

Complementary

  1. #596aed
  2. #eddc59

Split complementary

  1. #596aed
  2. #ed9259
  3. #b4ed59

Analogous

  1. #59b4ed
  2. #596aed
  3. #9259ed

Triadic

  1. #596aed
  2. #ed596a
  3. #6aed59

Tetradic

  1. #596aed
  2. #dc59ed
  3. #eddc59
  4. #6aed59

Square

  1. #596aed
  2. #ed59b4
  3. #eddc59
  4. #59ed92

Monochromatic

  1. #11219c
  2. #182fe1
  3. #596aed
  4. #9ea8f4
  5. #e3e6fc

Shades

#596aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596aed
  2. #505fd5
  3. #4755be
  4. #3e4aa6
  5. #35408e
  6. #2d3577
  7. #242a5f
  8. #1b2047
  9. #12152f
  10. #090b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#596aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596aed
  2. #6a79ef
  3. #7a88f1
  4. #8b97f2
  5. #9ba6f4
  6. #acb5f6
  7. #bdc3f8
  8. #cdd2fa
  9. #dee1fb
  10. #eef0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596aed
  2. #5d6ce2
  3. #616ed7
  4. #6571cc
  5. #6973c1
  6. #6d75b7
  7. #7077ac
  8. #7479a1
  9. #787c96
  10. #7c7e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c72b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ef1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0089a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3577f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #276eeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #247ec4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596aed {
  color: #596aed;
}
Background
.bg-596aed {
  background-color: #596aed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-596aed {
  border: 2px solid #596aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 106 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 80% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596aed, #9259ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 106 237 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.73 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.94 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.67 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.50 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.67 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.64 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.57 #a69512 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#596aed  rgb(89, 106, 237)  hsl(233, 80%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#eddc59  rgb(237, 220, 89)  hsl(53, 80%, 64%)  Straw
#ed596a  rgb(237, 89, 106)  hsl(353, 80%, 64%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6aed59  rgb(106, 237, 89)  hsl(113, 80%, 64%)  Neon Green