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#596B98

#596b98 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#596b98 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 41.96% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.45% cyan, 29.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 222.86°, with 26.14% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 6.06.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1491

Complementary

  1. #596b98
  2. #988659

Split complementary

  1. #596b98
  2. #986659
  3. #8a9859

Analogous

  1. #598a98
  2. #596b98
  3. #665998

Triadic

  1. #596b98
  2. #98596b
  3. #6b9859

Tetradic

  1. #596b98
  2. #865998
  3. #988659
  4. #6b9859

Square

  1. #596b98
  2. #98598a
  3. #988659
  4. #599866

Monochromatic

  1. #202737
  2. #3d4968
  3. #596b98
  4. #8694b8
  5. #b6bed4

Shades

#596b98 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596b98
  2. #506089
  3. #47567a
  4. #3e4b6a
  5. #35405b
  6. #2d364c
  7. #242b3d
  8. #1b202e
  9. #12151e
  10. #090b0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#596b98 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596b98
  2. #6a7aa2
  3. #7a89ad
  4. #8b97b7
  5. #9ba6c1
  6. #acb5cc
  7. #bdc4d6
  8. #cdd3e0
  9. #dee1ea
  10. #eef0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596b98 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596b98
  2. #5d6d96
  3. #616f93
  4. #657191
  5. #69738e
  6. #6d768c
  7. #70788a
  8. #747a87
  9. #787c85
  10. #7c7e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #656b80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b6f9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #556997 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #44747b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a6d99 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #576a97 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d7187 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596b98 {
  color: #596b98;
}
Background
.bg-596b98 {
  background-color: #596b98;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596b98 {
  border: 2px solid #596b98;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596b98;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 107 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 26% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596b98 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596b98, #665998);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596b98 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 107 152 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.06 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.06 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.48 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.70 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 10.05 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 10.72 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 11.07 #a69467 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#596b98  rgb(89, 107, 152)  hsl(223, 26%, 47%)  Queen Blue
#988659  rgb(152, 134, 89)  hsl(43, 26%, 47%)  Camel
#98596b  rgb(152, 89, 107)  hsl(343, 26%, 47%)  Mauve Taupe
#6b9859  rgb(107, 152, 89)  hsl(103, 26%, 47%)  Asparagus