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#596BAA

#596baa ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#596baa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 41.96% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.65% cyan, 37.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 226.67°, with 32.27% saturation and 50.78% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 6.52.

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Relative luminance0.1554

Complementary

  1. #596baa
  2. #aa9859

Split complementary

  1. #596baa
  2. #aa6f59
  3. #93aa59

Analogous

  1. #5993aa
  2. #596baa
  3. #6f59aa

Triadic

  1. #596baa
  2. #aa596b
  3. #6baa59

Tetradic

  1. #596baa
  2. #9859aa
  3. #aa9859
  4. #6baa59

Square

  1. #596baa
  2. #aa5993
  3. #aa9859
  4. #59aa6f

Monochromatic

  1. #242b46
  2. #3e4b79
  3. #596baa
  4. #8c98c4
  5. #bec5de

Shades

#596baa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596baa
  2. #506099
  3. #475688
  4. #3e4b77
  5. #354066
  6. #2d3655
  7. #242b44
  8. #1b2033
  9. #121522
  10. #090b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#596baa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596baa
  2. #6a7ab3
  3. #7a89bb
  4. #8b97c4
  5. #9ba6cc
  6. #acb5d5
  7. #bdc4dd
  8. #cdd3e6
  9. #dee1ee
  10. #eef0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596baa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596baa
  2. #5d6da6
  3. #616fa2
  4. #65719d
  5. #697399
  6. #6d7695
  7. #707891
  8. #747a8d
  9. #787c88
  10. #7c7e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #666d8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5472ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c6ba9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3a7882 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #566fac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #516ba9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #487394 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596baa {
  color: #596baa;
}
Background
.bg-596baa {
  background-color: #596baa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596baa {
  border: 2px solid #596baa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596baa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 107 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 32% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596baa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596baa, #6f59aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596baa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 107 170 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.52 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.76 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.67 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.69 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.22 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.37 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.85 #a69455 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#596baa  rgb(89, 107, 170)  hsl(227, 32%, 51%)  Queen Blue
#aa9859  rgb(170, 152, 89)  hsl(47, 32%, 51%)  Brass
#aa596b  rgb(170, 89, 107)  hsl(347, 32%, 51%)  Mauve Taupe
#6baa59  rgb(107, 170, 89)  hsl(107, 32%, 51%)  Asparagus