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#596BF5

#596bf5 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#596bf5 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 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.67% cyan, 56.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 233.08°, with 88.64% saturation and 65.49% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 2.99.

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Relative luminance0.1923

Complementary

  1. #596bf5
  2. #f5e359

Split complementary

  1. #596bf5
  2. #f59559
  3. #b9f559

Analogous

  1. #59b9f5
  2. #596bf5
  3. #9559f5

Triadic

  1. #596bf5
  2. #f5596b
  3. #6bf559

Tetradic

  1. #596bf5
  2. #e359f5
  3. #f5e359
  4. #6bf559

Square

  1. #596bf5
  2. #f559b9
  3. #f5e359
  4. #59f595

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1dab
  2. #112bf1
  3. #596bf5
  4. #a1abf9
  5. #e9ecfe

Shades

#596bf5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596bf5
  2. #5060dd
  3. #4756c4
  4. #3e4bac
  5. #354093
  6. #2d367b
  7. #242b62
  8. #1b204a
  9. #121531
  10. #090b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#596bf5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596bf5
  2. #6a7af6
  3. #7a89f7
  4. #8b97f8
  5. #9ba6f9
  6. #acb5fa
  7. #bdc4fb
  8. #cdd3fc
  9. #dee1fd
  10. #eef0fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596bf5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596bf5
  2. #5d6de9
  3. #616fde
  4. #6571d2
  5. #6973c6
  6. #6d76bb
  7. #7078af
  8. #747aa3
  9. #787c97
  10. #7c7e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e74b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0080fa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073f2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ca6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3078f8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1e70f3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1a80ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596bf5 {
  color: #596bf5;
}
Background
.bg-596bf5 {
  background-color: #596bf5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-596bf5 {
  border: 2px solid #596bf5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596bf5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 107 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 89% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596bf5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596bf5, #9559f5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596bf5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 107 245 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.99 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.62 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.56 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.34 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.47 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.27 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.02 #a6940a Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#596bf5  rgb(89, 107, 245)  hsl(233, 89%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#f5e359  rgb(245, 227, 89)  hsl(53, 89%, 65%)  Dandelion
#f5596b  rgb(245, 89, 107)  hsl(353, 89%, 65%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6bf559  rgb(107, 245, 89)  hsl(113, 89%, 65%)  Neon Green