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#596DEB

#596deb ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#596deb is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 42.75% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.13% cyan, 53.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 231.78°, with 78.49% saturation and 63.53% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.15.

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Relative luminance0.1906

Complementary

  1. #596deb
  2. #ebd759

Split complementary

  1. #596deb
  2. #eb8e59
  3. #b6eb59

Analogous

  1. #59b6eb
  2. #596deb
  3. #8e59eb

Triadic

  1. #596deb
  2. #eb596d
  3. #6deb59

Tetradic

  1. #596deb
  2. #d759eb
  3. #ebd759
  4. #6deb59

Square

  1. #596deb
  2. #eb59b6
  3. #ebd759
  4. #59eb8e

Monochromatic

  1. #122599
  2. #1b35dd
  3. #596deb
  4. #9da9f3
  5. #e2e5fb

Shades

#596deb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596deb
  2. #5062d4
  3. #4757bc
  4. #3e4ca5
  5. #35418d
  6. #2d3776
  7. #242c5e
  8. #1b2147
  9. #12162f
  10. #090b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#596deb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596deb
  2. #6a7ced
  3. #7a8aef
  4. #8b99f1
  5. #9ba7f3
  6. #acb6f5
  7. #bdc5f7
  8. #cdd3f9
  9. #dee2fb
  10. #eef0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596deb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596deb
  2. #5d6fe0
  3. #6171d6
  4. #6573cb
  5. #6975c0
  6. #6d77b6
  7. #7078ab
  8. #747aa0
  9. #787c95
  10. #7c7e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d74b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1280ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ba1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b79ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e70e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2680c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596deb {
  color: #596deb;
}
Background
.bg-596deb {
  background-color: #596deb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-596deb {
  border: 2px solid #596deb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596deb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 109 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 78% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596deb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596deb, #8e59eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596deb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 109 235 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.15 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.81 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.03 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.11 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.39 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.01 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.59 #a69214 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#596deb  rgb(89, 109, 235)  hsl(232, 78%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#ebd759  rgb(235, 215, 89)  hsl(52, 78%, 64%)  Naples Yellow
#eb596d  rgb(235, 89, 109)  hsl(352, 78%, 64%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6deb59  rgb(109, 235, 89)  hsl(112, 78%, 64%)  Pastel Green