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#596BE4

#596be4 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#596be4 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 41.96% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.96% cyan, 53.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 232.23°, with 72.02% saturation and 62.16% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.12.

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Relative luminance0.1824

Complementary

  1. #596be4
  2. #e4d259

Split complementary

  1. #596be4
  2. #e48d59
  3. #b1e459

Analogous

  1. #59b1e4
  2. #596be4
  3. #8d59e4

Triadic

  1. #596be4
  2. #e4596b
  3. #6be459

Tetradic

  1. #596be4
  2. #d259e4
  3. #e4d259
  4. #6be459

Square

  1. #596be4
  2. #e459b1
  3. #e4d259
  4. #59e48d

Monochromatic

  1. #17268d
  2. #2238cf
  3. #596be4
  4. #9ba6ef
  5. #dde0f9

Shades

#596be4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596be4
  2. #5060cd
  3. #4756b6
  4. #3e4ba0
  5. #354089
  6. #2d3672
  7. #242b5b
  8. #1b2044
  9. #12152e
  10. #090b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#596be4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596be4
  2. #6a7ae7
  3. #7a89e9
  4. #8b97ec
  5. #9ba6ef
  6. #acb5f2
  7. #bdc4f4
  8. #cdd3f7
  9. #dee1fa
  10. #eef0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596be4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596be4
  2. #5d6dda
  3. #616fd0
  4. #6571c6
  5. #6973bc
  6. #6d76b2
  7. #7078a8
  8. #747a9e
  9. #787c94
  10. #7c7e8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c72ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b7de8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00879d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d76e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #326ee3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2c7dbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596be4 {
  color: #596be4;
}
Background
.bg-596be4 {
  background-color: #596be4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-596be4 {
  border: 2px solid #596be4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596be4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 107 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 72% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596be4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596be4, #8d59e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596be4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 107 228 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.12 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.34 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.20 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.51 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.48 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.79 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.20 #a6941b Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#596be4  rgb(89, 107, 228)  hsl(232, 72%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#e4d259  rgb(228, 210, 89)  hsl(52, 72%, 62%)  Straw
#e4596b  rgb(228, 89, 107)  hsl(352, 72%, 62%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6be459  rgb(107, 228, 89)  hsl(112, 72%, 62%)  Pastel Green