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#596D94

#596d94 ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#596d94 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 42.75% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.86% cyan, 26.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.96% black. Its hue angle is 219.66°, with 24.89% saturation and 46.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 5.4.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.152

Complementary

  1. #596d94
  2. #948059

Split complementary

  1. #596d94
  2. #946359
  3. #8a9459

Analogous

  1. #598a94
  2. #596d94
  3. #635994

Triadic

  1. #596d94
  2. #94596d
  3. #6d9459

Tetradic

  1. #596d94
  2. #805994
  3. #948059
  4. #6d9459

Square

  1. #596d94
  2. #94598a
  3. #948059
  4. #599463

Monochromatic

  1. #202734
  2. #3c4a64
  3. #596d94
  4. #8495b5
  5. #b4bed2

Shades

#596d94 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596d94
  2. #506285
  3. #475776
  4. #3e4c68
  5. #354159
  6. #2d374a
  7. #242c3b
  8. #1b212c
  9. #12161e
  10. #090b0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#596d94 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596d94
  2. #6a7c9f
  3. #7a8aa9
  4. #8b99b4
  5. #9ba7bf
  6. #acb6ca
  7. #bdc5d4
  8. #cdd3df
  9. #dee2ea
  10. #eef0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596d94 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596d94
  2. #5d6f92
  3. #617190
  4. #65738e
  5. #69758c
  6. #6d778a
  7. #707888
  8. #747a86
  9. #787c84
  10. #7c7e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #656d7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f7096 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #596a93 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #46757a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d6f95 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #596b93 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e7285 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596d94 {
  color: #596d94;
}
Background
.bg-596d94 {
  background-color: #596d94;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596d94 {
  border: 2px solid #596d94;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596d94;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 109 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 25% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596d94 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596d94, #635994);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596d94 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 109 148 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.40 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.94 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.97 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.80 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 10.09 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 10.14 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 10.68 #a6926b Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#596d94  rgb(89, 109, 148)  hsl(220, 25%, 46%)  Queen Blue
#948059  rgb(148, 128, 89)  hsl(40, 25%, 46%)  Cafe au Lait
#94596d  rgb(148, 89, 109)  hsl(340, 25%, 46%)  Mauve Taupe
#6d9459  rgb(109, 148, 89)  hsl(100, 25%, 46%)  Moss Green