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#596BCD

#596bcd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#596bcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 47.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 230.69°, with 53.7% saturation and 57.65% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.73.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1705

Complementary

  1. #596bcd
  2. #cdbb59

Split complementary

  1. #596bcd
  2. #cd8159
  3. #a5cd59

Analogous

  1. #59a5cd
  2. #596bcd
  3. #8159cd

Triadic

  1. #596bcd
  2. #cd596b
  3. #6bcd59

Tetradic

  1. #596bcd
  2. #bb59cd
  3. #cdbb59
  4. #6bcd59

Square

  1. #596bcd
  2. #cd59a5
  3. #cdbb59
  4. #59cd81

Monochromatic

  1. #212c6c
  2. #3244a7
  3. #596bcd
  4. #949fdf
  5. #cfd4f0

Shades

#596bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596bcd
  2. #5060b9
  3. #4756a4
  4. #3e4b90
  5. #35407b
  6. #2d3667
  7. #242b52
  8. #1b203e
  9. #121529
  10. #090b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#596bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596bcd
  2. #6a7ad2
  3. #7a89d7
  4. #8b97dc
  5. #9ba6e1
  6. #acb5e6
  7. #bdc4eb
  8. #cdd3f0
  9. #dee1f5
  10. #eef0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596bcd
  2. #5d6dc5
  3. #616fbe
  4. #6571b6
  5. #6973ae
  6. #6d76a7
  7. #70789f
  8. #747a97
  9. #787c8f
  10. #7c7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #69709f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c78d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b6ecb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #108192 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4973cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #426dcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a79ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596bcd {
  color: #596bcd;
}
Background
.bg-596bcd {
  background-color: #596bcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596bcd {
  border: 2px solid #596bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 107 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596bcd, #8159cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 107 205 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.73 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.30 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.18 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.84 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.06 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.47 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.54 #a69432 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#596bcd  rgb(89, 107, 205)  hsl(231, 54%, 58%)  Royal Blue
#cdbb59  rgb(205, 187, 89)  hsl(51, 54%, 58%)  Vegas Gold
#cd596b  rgb(205, 89, 107)  hsl(351, 54%, 58%)  Indian Red
#6bcd59  rgb(107, 205, 89)  hsl(111, 54%, 58%)  Mantis