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#596ECD

#596ecd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#596ecd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 46.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 229.14°, with 53.7% saturation and 57.65% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.8.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1768

Complementary

  1. #596ecd
  2. #cdb859

Split complementary

  1. #596ecd
  2. #cd7e59
  3. #a8cd59

Analogous

  1. #59a8cd
  2. #596ecd
  3. #7e59cd

Triadic

  1. #596ecd
  2. #cd596e
  3. #6ecd59

Tetradic

  1. #596ecd
  2. #b859cd
  3. #cdb859
  4. #6ecd59

Square

  1. #596ecd
  2. #cd59a8
  3. #cdb859
  4. #59cd7e

Monochromatic

  1. #212e6c
  2. #3247a7
  3. #596ecd
  4. #94a1df
  5. #cfd5f0

Shades

#596ecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596ecd
  2. #5063b9
  3. #4758a4
  4. #3e4d90
  5. #35427b
  6. #2d3767
  7. #242c52
  8. #1b213e
  9. #121629
  10. #090b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#596ecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596ecd
  2. #6a7dd2
  3. #7a8bd7
  4. #8b9adc
  5. #9ba8e1
  6. #acb7e6
  7. #bdc5eb
  8. #cdd4f0
  9. #dee2f5
  10. #eef1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596ecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596ecd
  2. #5d70c5
  3. #6172be
  4. #6573b6
  5. #6975ae
  6. #6d77a7
  7. #70799f
  8. #747b97
  9. #787c8f
  10. #7c7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b72a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #427ad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3270cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0e8393 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c75cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #456fcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a7bad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596ecd {
  color: #596ecd;
}
Background
.bg-596ecd {
  background-color: #596ecd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596ecd {
  border: 2px solid #596ecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596ecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 110 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596ecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596ecd, #7e59cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596ecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 110 205 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.80 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.54 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.37 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.48 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.20 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.41 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.48 #a69132 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#596ecd  rgb(89, 110, 205)  hsl(229, 54%, 58%)  Royal Blue
#cdb859  rgb(205, 184, 89)  hsl(49, 54%, 58%)  Vegas Gold
#cd596e  rgb(205, 89, 110)  hsl(349, 54%, 58%)  Blush
#6ecd59  rgb(110, 205, 89)  hsl(109, 54%, 58%)  Mantis