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#596DEC

#596dec ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#596dec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.29% cyan, 53.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 231.84°, with 79.46% saturation and 63.73% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.14.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.1912

Complementary

  1. #596dec
  2. #ecd859

Split complementary

  1. #596dec
  2. #ec8f59
  3. #b7ec59

Analogous

  1. #59b7ec
  2. #596dec
  3. #8f59ec

Triadic

  1. #596dec
  2. #ec596d
  3. #6dec59

Tetradic

  1. #596dec
  2. #d859ec
  3. #ecd859
  4. #6dec59

Square

  1. #596dec
  2. #ec59b7
  3. #ecd859
  4. #59ec8f

Monochromatic

  1. #12249a
  2. #1a34df
  3. #596dec
  4. #9ea9f4
  5. #e2e6fc

Shades

#596dec mixed progressively with black.

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

Tints

#596dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596dec
  2. #6a7cee
  3. #7a8af0
  4. #8b99f2
  5. #9ba7f4
  6. #acb6f6
  7. #bdc5f7
  8. #cdd3f9
  9. #dee2fb
  10. #eef0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596dec
  2. #5d6fe1
  3. #6171d6
  4. #6573cc
  5. #6975c1
  6. #6d77b6
  7. #7078ab
  8. #747aa0
  9. #787c96
  10. #7c7e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e74b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0e80f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ba2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a79ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d70ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2580c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596dec {
  color: #596dec;
}
Background
.bg-596dec {
  background-color: #596dec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-596dec {
  border: 2px solid #596dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 109 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 79% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596dec, #8f59ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 109 236 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.14 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.89 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.01 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.07 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.45 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.06 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.61 #a69213 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#596dec  rgb(89, 109, 236)  hsl(232, 79%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#ecd859  rgb(236, 216, 89)  hsl(52, 79%, 64%)  Naples Yellow
#ec596d  rgb(236, 89, 109)  hsl(352, 79%, 64%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6dec59  rgb(109, 236, 89)  hsl(112, 79%, 64%)  Pastel Green