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#596CC4

#596cc4 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#596cc4 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 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.59% cyan, 44.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 229.35°, with 47.56% saturation and 55.88% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.55.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1683

Complementary

  1. #596cc4
  2. #c4b159

Split complementary

  1. #596cc4
  2. #c47b59
  3. #a1c459

Analogous

  1. #59a1c4
  2. #596cc4
  3. #7b59c4

Triadic

  1. #596cc4
  2. #c4596c
  3. #6cc459

Tetradic

  1. #596cc4
  2. #b159c4
  3. #c4b159
  4. #6cc459

Square

  1. #596cc4
  2. #c459a1
  3. #c4b159
  4. #59c47b

Monochromatic

  1. #232e61
  2. #37489a
  3. #596cc4
  4. #919ed8
  5. #cad0ec

Shades

#596cc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596cc4
  2. #5061b0
  3. #47569d
  4. #3e4c89
  5. #354176
  6. #2d3662
  7. #242b4e
  8. #1b203b
  9. #121627
  10. #090b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#596cc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596cc4
  2. #6a7bca
  3. #7a89d0
  4. #8b98d6
  5. #9ba7dc
  6. #acb6e2
  7. #bdc4e7
  8. #cdd3ed
  9. #dee2f3
  10. #eef0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596cc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596cc4
  2. #5d6ebd
  3. #6170b6
  4. #6572b0
  5. #6974a9
  6. #6d76a2
  7. #70789b
  8. #747a94
  9. #787c8e
  10. #7c7e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #69709a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4577c7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #386ec2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #217f8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e73c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #486dc3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f78a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596cc4 {
  color: #596cc4;
}
Background
.bg-596cc4 {
  background-color: #596cc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596cc4 {
  border: 2px solid #596cc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596cc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 108 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 48% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596cc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596cc4, #7b59c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596cc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 108 196 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.55 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.45 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.80 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.82 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.00 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.47 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.56 #a6933b Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#596cc4  rgb(89, 108, 196)  hsl(229, 48%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#c4b159  rgb(196, 177, 89)  hsl(49, 48%, 56%)  Vegas Gold
#c4596c  rgb(196, 89, 108)  hsl(349, 48%, 56%)  Rose Gold
#6cc459  rgb(108, 196, 89)  hsl(109, 48%, 56%)  Mantis