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#596CA4

#596ca4 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#596ca4 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 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.73% cyan, 34.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 224.8°, with 29.64% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 6.2.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1553

Complementary

  1. #596ca4
  2. #a49159

Split complementary

  1. #596ca4
  2. #a46c59
  3. #92a459

Analogous

  1. #5992a4
  2. #596ca4
  3. #6c59a4

Triadic

  1. #596ca4
  2. #a4596c
  3. #6ca459

Tetradic

  1. #596ca4
  2. #9159a4
  3. #a49159
  4. #6ca459

Square

  1. #596ca4
  2. #a45992
  3. #a49159
  4. #59a46c

Monochromatic

  1. #232b41
  2. #3e4b72
  3. #596ca4
  4. #8a98c0
  5. #bcc3da

Shades

#596ca4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596ca4
  2. #506194
  3. #475683
  4. #3e4c73
  5. #354162
  6. #2d3652
  7. #242b42
  8. #1b2031
  9. #121621
  10. #090b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#596ca4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596ca4
  2. #6a7bad
  3. #7a89b6
  4. #8b98bf
  5. #9ba7c8
  6. #acb6d2
  7. #bdc4db
  8. #cdd3e4
  9. #dee2ed
  10. #eef0f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596ca4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596ca4
  2. #5d6ea0
  3. #61709d
  4. #657299
  5. #697496
  6. #6d7692
  7. #70788e
  8. #747a8b
  9. #787c87
  10. #7c7e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #666d87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5871a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #506ba3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e7880 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #586fa5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #546ba3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a7390 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596ca4 {
  color: #596ca4;
}
Background
.bg-596ca4 {
  background-color: #596ca4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596ca4 {
  border: 2px solid #596ca4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596ca4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 108 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 30% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596ca4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596ca4, #6c59a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596ca4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 108 164 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.20 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.46 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.54 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.94 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.07 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.77 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.16 #a6935b Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#596ca4  rgb(89, 108, 164)  hsl(225, 30%, 50%)  Queen Blue
#a49159  rgb(164, 145, 89)  hsl(45, 30%, 50%)  Camel
#a4596c  rgb(164, 89, 108)  hsl(345, 30%, 50%)  Mauve Taupe
#6ca459  rgb(108, 164, 89)  hsl(105, 30%, 50%)  Asparagus