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#596C94

#596c94 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#596c94 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 42.35% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.86% cyan, 27.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.96% black. Its hue angle is 220.68°, with 24.89% saturation and 46.47% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 5.66.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1499

Complementary

  1. #596c94
  2. #948159

Split complementary

  1. #596c94
  2. #946459
  3. #899459

Analogous

  1. #598994
  2. #596c94
  3. #645994

Triadic

  1. #596c94
  2. #94596c
  3. #6c9459

Tetradic

  1. #596c94
  2. #815994
  3. #948159
  4. #6c9459

Square

  1. #596c94
  2. #945989
  3. #948159
  4. #599464

Monochromatic

  1. #202634
  2. #3c4964
  3. #596c94
  4. #8494b5
  5. #b4bed2

Shades

#596c94 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596c94
  2. #506185
  3. #475676
  4. #3e4c68
  5. #354159
  6. #2d364a
  7. #242b3b
  8. #1b202c
  9. #12161e
  10. #090b0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#596c94 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596c94
  2. #6a7b9f
  3. #7a89a9
  4. #8b98b4
  5. #9ba7bf
  6. #acb6ca
  7. #bdc4d4
  8. #cdd3df
  9. #dee2ea
  10. #eef0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596c94 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596c94
  2. #5d6e92
  3. #617090
  4. #65728e
  5. #69748c
  6. #6d768a
  7. #707888
  8. #747a86
  9. #787c84
  10. #7c7e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #656c7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e6f96 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #586a93 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #46747a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c6e95 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #596b93 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e7185 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596c94 {
  color: #596c94;
}
Background
.bg-596c94 {
  background-color: #596c94;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596c94 {
  border: 2px solid #596c94;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596c94;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 108 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 25% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596c94 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596c94, #645994);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596c94 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 108 148 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.66 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.01 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.34 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.88 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 10.29 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 10.53 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 10.90 #a6936b Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#596c94  rgb(89, 108, 148)  hsl(221, 25%, 46%)  Queen Blue
#948159  rgb(148, 129, 89)  hsl(41, 25%, 46%)  Cafe au Lait
#94596c  rgb(148, 89, 108)  hsl(341, 25%, 46%)  Mauve Taupe
#6c9459  rgb(108, 148, 89)  hsl(101, 25%, 46%)  Moss Green