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#596BBD

#596bbd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#596bbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.91% cyan, 43.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 229.2°, with 43.1% saturation and 54.51% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.35.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1631

Complementary

  1. #596bbd
  2. #bdab59

Split complementary

  1. #596bbd
  2. #bd7959
  3. #9dbd59

Analogous

  1. #599dbd
  2. #596bbd
  3. #7959bd

Triadic

  1. #596bbd
  2. #bd596b
  3. #6bbd59

Tetradic

  1. #596bbd
  2. #ab59bd
  3. #bdab59
  4. #6bbd59

Square

  1. #596bbd
  2. #bd599d
  3. #bdab59
  4. #59bd79

Monochromatic

  1. #242d59
  2. #394990
  3. #596bbd
  4. #909cd3
  5. #c6cde9

Shades

#596bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596bbd
  2. #5060aa
  3. #475697
  4. #3e4b84
  5. #354071
  6. #2d365f
  7. #242b4c
  8. #1b2039
  9. #121526
  10. #090b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#596bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596bbd
  2. #6a7ac4
  3. #7a89ca
  4. #8b97d1
  5. #9ba6d7
  6. #acb5de
  7. #bdc4e5
  8. #cdd3eb
  9. #dee1f2
  10. #eef0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596bbd
  2. #5d6db7
  3. #616fb1
  4. #6571ab
  5. #6973a5
  6. #6d769f
  7. #707898
  8. #747a92
  9. #787c8c
  10. #7c7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #686e95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4975c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d6cbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2a7d8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5071bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a6cbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4276a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596bbd {
  color: #596bbd;
}
Background
.bg-596bbd {
  background-color: #596bbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596bbd {
  border: 2px solid #596bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 107 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 43% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596bbd, #7959bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 107 189 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.35 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.32 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.41 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.84 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.34 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.38 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.32 #a69442 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#596bbd  rgb(89, 107, 189)  hsl(229, 43%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#bdab59  rgb(189, 171, 89)  hsl(49, 43%, 55%)  Vegas Gold
#bd596b  rgb(189, 89, 107)  hsl(349, 43%, 55%)  Rose Gold
#6bbd59  rgb(107, 189, 89)  hsl(109, 43%, 55%)  Mantis