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#596DB2

#596db2 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#596db2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 42.75% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 38.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 226.52°, with 36.63% saturation and 52.35% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 6.64.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1628

Complementary

  1. #596db2
  2. #b29e59

Split complementary

  1. #596db2
  2. #b27159
  3. #99b259

Analogous

  1. #5999b2
  2. #596db2
  3. #7159b2

Triadic

  1. #596db2
  2. #b2596d
  3. #6db259

Tetradic

  1. #596db2
  2. #9e59b2
  3. #b29e59
  4. #6db259

Square

  1. #596db2
  2. #b25999
  3. #b29e59
  4. #59b271

Monochromatic

  1. #242d4e
  2. #3c4c82
  3. #596db2
  4. #8d9bca
  5. #c2c9e2

Shades

#596db2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596db2
  2. #5062a0
  3. #47578e
  4. #3e4c7d
  5. #35416b
  6. #2d3759
  7. #242c47
  8. #1b2135
  9. #121624
  10. #090b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#596db2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596db2
  2. #6a7cba
  3. #7a8ac1
  4. #8b99c9
  5. #9ba7d1
  6. #acb6d9
  7. #bdc5e0
  8. #cdd3e8
  9. #dee2f0
  10. #eef0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596db2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596db2
  2. #5d6fad
  3. #6171a8
  4. #6573a3
  5. #69759e
  6. #6d7799
  7. #707894
  8. #747a8f
  9. #787c8a
  10. #7c7e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #686f8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5274b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #496db0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #347c87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5571b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #506db1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #46769a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596db2 {
  color: #596db2;
}
Background
.bg-596db2 {
  background-color: #596db2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596db2 {
  border: 2px solid #596db2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596db2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 109 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 37% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596db2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596db2, #7159b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596db2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 109 178 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.64 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.66 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.74 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.49 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.78 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.96 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.23 #a6924d Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#596db2  rgb(89, 109, 178)  hsl(227, 37%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#b29e59  rgb(178, 158, 89)  hsl(47, 37%, 52%)  Brass
#b2596d  rgb(178, 89, 109)  hsl(347, 37%, 52%)  Rose Gold
#6db259  rgb(109, 178, 89)  hsl(107, 37%, 52%)  Mantis