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#596CD9

#596cd9 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#596cd9 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 42.35% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.99% cyan, 50.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 231.09°, with 62.75% saturation and 60% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.15.

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Relative luminance0.1786

Complementary

  1. #596cd9
  2. #d9c659

Split complementary

  1. #596cd9
  2. #d98659
  3. #acd959

Analogous

  1. #59acd9
  2. #596cd9
  3. #8659d9

Triadic

  1. #596cd9
  2. #d9596c
  3. #6cd959

Tetradic

  1. #596cd9
  2. #c659d9
  3. #d9c659
  4. #6cd959

Square

  1. #596cd9
  2. #d959ac
  3. #d9c659
  4. #59d986

Monochromatic

  1. #1c2b7d
  2. #2b40bb
  3. #596cd9
  4. #97a3e7
  5. #d5daf6

Shades

#596cd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596cd9
  2. #5061c3
  3. #4756ae
  4. #3e4c98
  5. #354182
  6. #2d366d
  7. #242b57
  8. #1b2041
  9. #12162b
  10. #090b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#596cd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596cd9
  2. #6a7bdd
  3. #7a89e1
  4. #8b98e4
  5. #9ba7e8
  6. #acb6ec
  7. #bdc4f0
  8. #cdd3f4
  9. #dee2f7
  10. #eef0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596cd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596cd9
  2. #5d6ed0
  3. #6170c7
  4. #6572be
  5. #6974b5
  6. #6d76ad
  7. #7078a4
  8. #747a9b
  9. #787c92
  10. #7c7e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b72a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #317bdd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1570d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008598 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4475db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c6ed8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #347cb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596cd9 {
  color: #596cd9;
}
Background
.bg-596cd9 {
  background-color: #596cd9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596cd9 {
  border: 2px solid #596cd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596cd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 108 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 63% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596cd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596cd9, #8659d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596cd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 108 217 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.15 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.07 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.83 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.09 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.48 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.48 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.17 #a69326 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#596cd9  rgb(89, 108, 217)  hsl(231, 63%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#d9c659  rgb(217, 198, 89)  hsl(51, 63%, 60%)  Straw
#d9596c  rgb(217, 89, 108)  hsl(351, 63%, 60%)  Indian Red
#6cd959  rgb(108, 217, 89)  hsl(111, 63%, 60%)  Pastel Green