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#596CD4

#596cd4 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#596cd4 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 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.02% cyan, 49.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 230.73°, with 58.85% saturation and 59.02% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.176

Complementary

  1. #596cd4
  2. #d4c159

Split complementary

  1. #596cd4
  2. #d48359
  3. #aad459

Analogous

  1. #59aad4
  2. #596cd4
  3. #8359d4

Triadic

  1. #596cd4
  2. #d4596c
  3. #6cd459

Tetradic

  1. #596cd4
  2. #c159d4
  3. #d4c159
  4. #6cd459

Square

  1. #596cd4
  2. #d459aa
  3. #d4c159
  4. #59d483

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2c76
  2. #2e43b2
  3. #596cd4
  4. #96a2e4
  5. #d3d8f3

Shades

#596cd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596cd4
  2. #5061bf
  3. #4756aa
  4. #3e4c94
  5. #35417f
  6. #2d366a
  7. #242b55
  8. #1b2040
  9. #12162a
  10. #090b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#596cd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596cd4
  2. #6a7bd8
  3. #7a89dd
  4. #8b98e1
  5. #9ba7e5
  6. #acb6ea
  7. #bdc4ee
  8. #cdd3f2
  9. #dee2f6
  10. #eef0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596cd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596cd4
  2. #5d6ecc
  3. #6170c3
  4. #6572bb
  5. #6974b2
  6. #6d76aa
  7. #7078a2
  8. #747a99
  9. #787c91
  10. #7c7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b71a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #377ad8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #226fd2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008496 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4775d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f6ed3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #377bb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596cd4 {
  color: #596cd4;
}
Background
.bg-596cd4 {
  background-color: #596cd4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596cd4 {
  border: 2px solid #596cd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596cd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 108 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 59% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596cd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596cd4, #8359d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596cd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 108 212 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.30 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.58 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.15 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.44 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.51 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.32 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.08 #a6932b Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#596cd4  rgb(89, 108, 212)  hsl(231, 59%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#d4c159  rgb(212, 193, 89)  hsl(51, 59%, 59%)  Vegas Gold
#d4596c  rgb(212, 89, 108)  hsl(351, 59%, 59%)  Indian Red
#6cd459  rgb(108, 212, 89)  hsl(111, 59%, 59%)  Pastel Green