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#596CA1

#596ca1 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#596ca1 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 42.35% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.72% cyan, 32.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 224.17°, with 28.8% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 6.1.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1542

Complementary

  1. #596ca1
  2. #a18e59

Split complementary

  1. #596ca1
  2. #a16a59
  3. #90a159

Analogous

  1. #5990a1
  2. #596ca1
  3. #6a59a1

Triadic

  1. #596ca1
  2. #a1596c
  3. #6ca159

Tetradic

  1. #596ca1
  2. #8e59a1
  3. #a18e59
  4. #6ca159

Square

  1. #596ca1
  2. #a15990
  3. #a18e59
  4. #59a16a

Monochromatic

  1. #232a3e
  2. #3e4b70
  3. #596ca1
  4. #8997be
  5. #bac2d9

Shades

#596ca1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596ca1
  2. #506191
  3. #475681
  4. #3e4c71
  5. #354161
  6. #2d3651
  7. #242b40
  8. #1b2030
  9. #121620
  10. #090b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#596ca1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596ca1
  2. #6a7baa
  3. #7a89b4
  4. #8b98bd
  5. #9ba7c7
  6. #acb6d0
  7. #bdc4d9
  8. #cdd3e3
  9. #dee2ec
  10. #eef0f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596ca1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596ca1
  2. #5d6e9e
  3. #61709a
  4. #657297
  5. #697494
  6. #6d7691
  7. #70788d
  8. #747a8a
  9. #787c87
  10. #7c7e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #666d85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5971a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #526ba0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3f777f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #596fa2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #556ba0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b738e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596ca1 {
  color: #596ca1;
}
Background
.bg-596ca1 {
  background-color: #596ca1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596ca1 {
  border: 2px solid #596ca1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596ca1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 108 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 29% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596ca1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596ca1, #6a59a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596ca1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 108 161 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.10 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.66 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.83 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.03 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.09 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.90 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.43 #a6935e Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#596ca1  rgb(89, 108, 161)  hsl(224, 29%, 49%)  Queen Blue
#a18e59  rgb(161, 142, 89)  hsl(44, 29%, 49%)  Camel
#a1596c  rgb(161, 89, 108)  hsl(344, 29%, 49%)  Mauve Taupe
#6ca159  rgb(108, 161, 89)  hsl(104, 29%, 49%)  Asparagus