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#596BEB

#596beb ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#596beb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.13% cyan, 54.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 232.6°, with 78.49% saturation and 63.53% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 2.86.

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Relative luminance0.1864

Complementary

  1. #596beb
  2. #ebd959

Split complementary

  1. #596beb
  2. #eb9059
  3. #b4eb59

Analogous

  1. #59b4eb
  2. #596beb
  3. #9059eb

Triadic

  1. #596beb
  2. #eb596b
  3. #6beb59

Tetradic

  1. #596beb
  2. #d959eb
  3. #ebd959
  4. #6beb59

Square

  1. #596beb
  2. #eb59b4
  3. #ebd959
  4. #59eb90

Monochromatic

  1. #122399
  2. #1b33dd
  3. #596beb
  4. #9da8f3
  5. #e2e5fb

Shades

#596beb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596beb
  2. #5060d4
  3. #4756bc
  4. #3e4ba5
  5. #35408d
  6. #2d3676
  7. #242b5e
  8. #1b2047
  9. #12152f
  10. #090b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#596beb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596beb
  2. #6a7aed
  3. #7a89ef
  4. #8b97f1
  5. #9ba6f3
  6. #acb5f5
  7. #bdc4f7
  8. #cdd3f9
  9. #dee1fb
  10. #eef0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596beb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596beb
  2. #5d6de0
  3. #616fd6
  4. #6571cb
  5. #6973c0
  6. #6d76b6
  7. #7078ab
  8. #747aa0
  9. #787c95
  10. #7c7e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d73b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007eef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0089a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3877ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2b6fe9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #267ec3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596beb {
  color: #596beb;
}
Background
.bg-596beb {
  background-color: #596beb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-596beb {
  border: 2px solid #596beb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596beb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 107 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 78% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596beb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596beb, #9059eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596beb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 107 235 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.86 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.76 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.85 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.35 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.83 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.91 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.52 #a69414 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#596beb  rgb(89, 107, 235)  hsl(233, 78%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#ebd959  rgb(235, 217, 89)  hsl(53, 78%, 64%)  Straw
#eb596b  rgb(235, 89, 107)  hsl(353, 78%, 64%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6beb59  rgb(107, 235, 89)  hsl(113, 78%, 64%)  Pastel Green