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#596CD8

#596cd8 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#596cd8 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 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.8% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 231.02°, with 61.95% saturation and 59.8% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.17.

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Relative luminance0.1781

Complementary

  1. #596cd8
  2. #d8c559

Split complementary

  1. #596cd8
  2. #d88559
  3. #abd859

Analogous

  1. #59abd8
  2. #596cd8
  3. #8559d8

Triadic

  1. #596cd8
  2. #d8596c
  3. #6cd859

Tetradic

  1. #596cd8
  2. #c559d8
  3. #d8c559
  4. #6cd859

Square

  1. #596cd8
  2. #d859ab
  3. #d8c559
  4. #59d885

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2b7b
  2. #2b41b9
  3. #596cd8
  4. #97a3e7
  5. #d5daf5

Shades

#596cd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596cd8
  2. #5061c2
  3. #4756ad
  4. #3e4c97
  5. #354182
  6. #2d366c
  7. #242b56
  8. #1b2041
  9. #12162b
  10. #090b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#596cd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596cd8
  2. #6a7bdc
  3. #7a89e0
  4. #8b98e4
  5. #9ba7e8
  6. #acb6ec
  7. #bdc4ef
  8. #cdd3f3
  9. #dee2f7
  10. #eef0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596cd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596cd8
  2. #5d6ecf
  3. #6170c6
  4. #6572be
  5. #6974b5
  6. #6d76ac
  7. #7078a3
  8. #747a9a
  9. #787c92
  10. #7c7e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b72a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #327bdc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1870d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008598 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4575da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c6ed7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #347cb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596cd8 {
  color: #596cd8;
}
Background
.bg-596cd8 {
  background-color: #596cd8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596cd8 {
  border: 2px solid #596cd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596cd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 108 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 62% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596cd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596cd8, #8559d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596cd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 108 216 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.17 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.17 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.89 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.17 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.47 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.45 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.19 #a69327 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#596cd8  rgb(89, 108, 216)  hsl(231, 62%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#d8c559  rgb(216, 197, 89)  hsl(51, 62%, 60%)  Old Gold
#d8596c  rgb(216, 89, 108)  hsl(351, 62%, 60%)  Indian Red
#6cd859  rgb(108, 216, 89)  hsl(111, 62%, 60%)  Pastel Green