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#596CD5

#596cd5 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#596cd5 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 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.22% cyan, 49.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 230.81°, with 59.62% saturation and 59.22% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.26.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1765

Complementary

  1. #596cd5
  2. #d5c259

Split complementary

  1. #596cd5
  2. #d58459
  3. #aad559

Analogous

  1. #59aad5
  2. #596cd5
  3. #8459d5

Triadic

  1. #596cd5
  2. #d5596c
  3. #6cd559

Tetradic

  1. #596cd5
  2. #c259d5
  3. #d5c259
  4. #6cd559

Square

  1. #596cd5
  2. #d559aa
  3. #d5c259
  4. #59d584

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2c77
  2. #2e42b4
  3. #596cd5
  4. #96a2e4
  5. #d3d8f4

Shades

#596cd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596cd5
  2. #5061c0
  3. #4756aa
  4. #3e4c95
  5. #354180
  6. #2d366b
  7. #242b55
  8. #1b2040
  9. #12162b
  10. #090b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#596cd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596cd5
  2. #6a7bd9
  3. #7a89dd
  4. #8b98e2
  5. #9ba7e6
  6. #acb6ea
  7. #bdc4ee
  8. #cdd3f2
  9. #dee2f7
  10. #eef0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596cd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596cd5
  2. #5d6ecd
  3. #6170c4
  4. #6572bc
  5. #6974b3
  6. #6d76ab
  7. #7078a2
  8. #747a9a
  9. #787c91
  10. #7c7e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b71a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #367ad9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #206fd3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008496 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4675d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e6ed4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #367bb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596cd5 {
  color: #596cd5;
}
Background
.bg-596cd5 {
  background-color: #596cd5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596cd5 {
  border: 2px solid #596cd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596cd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 108 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 60% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596cd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596cd5, #8459d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596cd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 108 213 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.26 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.47 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.08 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.42 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.45 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.35 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.17 #a6932a Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#596cd5  rgb(89, 108, 213)  hsl(231, 60%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#d5c259  rgb(213, 194, 89)  hsl(51, 60%, 59%)  Old Gold
#d5596c  rgb(213, 89, 108)  hsl(351, 60%, 59%)  Indian Red
#6cd559  rgb(108, 213, 89)  hsl(111, 60%, 59%)  Pastel Green