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#596EBE

#596ebe ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#596ebe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.16% cyan, 42.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 227.52°, with 43.72% saturation and 54.71% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.23.

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Relative luminance0.1699

Complementary

  1. #596ebe
  2. #bea959

Split complementary

  1. #596ebe
  2. #be7759
  3. #a1be59

Analogous

  1. #59a1be
  2. #596ebe
  3. #7759be

Triadic

  1. #596ebe
  2. #be596e
  3. #6ebe59

Tetradic

  1. #596ebe
  2. #a959be
  3. #bea959
  4. #6ebe59

Square

  1. #596ebe
  2. #be59a1
  3. #bea959
  4. #59be77

Monochromatic

  1. #232f5b
  2. #394b92
  3. #596ebe
  4. #909ed4
  5. #c7cee9

Shades

#596ebe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596ebe
  2. #5063ab
  3. #475898
  4. #3e4d85
  5. #354272
  6. #2d375f
  7. #242c4c
  8. #1b2139
  9. #121626
  10. #090b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#596ebe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596ebe
  2. #6a7dc5
  3. #7a8bcb
  4. #8b9ad2
  5. #9ba8d8
  6. #acb7df
  7. #bdc5e5
  8. #cdd4ec
  9. #dee2f2
  10. #eef1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596ebe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596ebe
  2. #5d70b8
  3. #6172b2
  4. #6573ab
  5. #6975a5
  6. #6d779f
  7. #707999
  8. #747b93
  9. #787c8c
  10. #7c7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #697197 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d77c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #416ebc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #287f8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5274c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c6ebd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4179a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596ebe {
  color: #596ebe;
}
Background
.bg-596ebe {
  background-color: #596ebe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596ebe {
  border: 2px solid #596ebe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596ebe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 110 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 44% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596ebe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596ebe, #7759be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596ebe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 110 190 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.23 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.26 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.31 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.34 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.47 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.55 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.74 #a69141 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#596ebe  rgb(89, 110, 190)  hsl(228, 44%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#bea959  rgb(190, 169, 89)  hsl(48, 44%, 55%)  Vegas Gold
#be596e  rgb(190, 89, 110)  hsl(348, 44%, 55%)  Rose Gold
#6ebe59  rgb(110, 190, 89)  hsl(108, 44%, 55%)  Mantis