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#596EA4

#596ea4 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#596ea4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 43.14% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.73% cyan, 32.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 223.2°, with 29.64% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 5.93.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1596

Complementary

  1. #596ea4
  2. #a48f59

Split complementary

  1. #596ea4
  2. #a46a59
  3. #94a459

Analogous

  1. #5994a4
  2. #596ea4
  3. #6a59a4

Triadic

  1. #596ea4
  2. #a4596e
  3. #6ea459

Tetradic

  1. #596ea4
  2. #8f59a4
  3. #a48f59
  4. #6ea459

Square

  1. #596ea4
  2. #a45994
  3. #a48f59
  4. #59a46a

Monochromatic

  1. #232b41
  2. #3e4d72
  3. #596ea4
  4. #8a99c0
  5. #bcc4da

Shades

#596ea4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596ea4
  2. #506394
  3. #475883
  4. #3e4d73
  5. #354262
  6. #2d3752
  7. #242c42
  8. #1b2131
  9. #121621
  10. #090b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#596ea4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596ea4
  2. #6a7dad
  3. #7a8bb6
  4. #8b9abf
  5. #9ba8c8
  6. #acb7d2
  7. #bdc5db
  8. #cdd4e4
  9. #dee2ed
  10. #eef1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596ea4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596ea4
  2. #5d70a0
  3. #61729d
  4. #657399
  5. #697596
  6. #6d7792
  7. #70798e
  8. #747b8b
  9. #787c87
  10. #7c7e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #676f87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a73a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #536ca3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3d7981 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a71a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #556da3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a7591 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596ea4 {
  color: #596ea4;
}
Background
.bg-596ea4 {
  background-color: #596ea4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596ea4 {
  border: 2px solid #596ea4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596ea4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 110 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 30% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596ea4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596ea4, #6a59a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596ea4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 110 164 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.93 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.78 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.30 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.95 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.04 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.04 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 10.00 #a6915b Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#596ea4  rgb(89, 110, 164)  hsl(223, 30%, 50%)  Queen Blue
#a48f59  rgb(164, 143, 89)  hsl(43, 30%, 50%)  Camel
#a4596e  rgb(164, 89, 110)  hsl(343, 30%, 50%)  Mauve Taupe
#6ea459  rgb(110, 164, 89)  hsl(103, 30%, 50%)  Asparagus