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#596CD3

#596cd3 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#596cd3 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 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.82% cyan, 48.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 230.66°, with 58.1% saturation and 58.82% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.34.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1755

Complementary

  1. #596cd3
  2. #d3c059

Split complementary

  1. #596cd3
  2. #d38359
  3. #a9d359

Analogous

  1. #59a9d3
  2. #596cd3
  3. #8359d3

Triadic

  1. #596cd3
  2. #d3596c
  3. #6cd359

Tetradic

  1. #596cd3
  2. #c059d3
  3. #d3c059
  4. #6cd359

Square

  1. #596cd3
  2. #d359a9
  3. #d3c059
  4. #59d383

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2c74
  2. #2f43b1
  3. #596cd3
  4. #95a2e3
  5. #d2d7f3

Shades

#596cd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596cd3
  2. #5061be
  3. #4756a9
  4. #3e4c94
  5. #35417f
  6. #2d366a
  7. #242b54
  8. #1b203f
  9. #12162a
  10. #090b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#596cd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596cd3
  2. #6a7bd7
  3. #7a89dc
  4. #8b98e0
  5. #9ba7e5
  6. #acb6e9
  7. #bdc4ed
  8. #cdd3f2
  9. #dee2f6
  10. #eef0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596cd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596cd3
  2. #5d6ecb
  3. #6170c2
  4. #6572ba
  5. #6974b2
  6. #6d76aa
  7. #7078a1
  8. #747a99
  9. #787c91
  10. #7c7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a71a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #387ad7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #246fd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008395 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4775d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f6ed2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #377bb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596cd3 {
  color: #596cd3;
}
Background
.bg-596cd3 {
  background-color: #596cd3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596cd3 {
  border: 2px solid #596cd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596cd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 108 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 58% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596cd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596cd3, #8359d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596cd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 108 211 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.34 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.68 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.22 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.45 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.60 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.29 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.00 #a6932c Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#596cd3  rgb(89, 108, 211)  hsl(231, 58%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#d3c059  rgb(211, 192, 89)  hsl(51, 58%, 59%)  Vegas Gold
#d3596c  rgb(211, 89, 108)  hsl(351, 58%, 59%)  Indian Red
#6cd359  rgb(108, 211, 89)  hsl(111, 58%, 59%)  Pastel Green