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#596EED

#596eed ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#596eed is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 43.14% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.45% cyan, 53.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 231.49°, with 80.43% saturation and 63.92% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.33.

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Relative luminance0.1939

Complementary

  1. #596eed
  2. #edd859

Split complementary

  1. #596eed
  2. #ed8e59
  3. #b8ed59

Analogous

  1. #59b8ed
  2. #596eed
  3. #8e59ed

Triadic

  1. #596eed
  2. #ed596e
  3. #6eed59

Tetradic

  1. #596eed
  2. #d859ed
  3. #edd859
  4. #6eed59

Square

  1. #596eed
  2. #ed59b8
  3. #edd859
  4. #59ed8e

Monochromatic

  1. #11259c
  2. #1835e1
  3. #596eed
  4. #9eaaf4
  5. #e3e7fc

Shades

#596eed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596eed
  2. #5063d5
  3. #4758be
  4. #3e4da6
  5. #35428e
  6. #2d3777
  7. #242c5f
  8. #1b2147
  9. #12162f
  10. #090b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#596eed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596eed
  2. #6a7def
  3. #7a8bf1
  4. #8b9af2
  5. #9ba8f4
  6. #acb7f6
  7. #bdc5f8
  8. #cdd4fa
  9. #dee2fb
  10. #eef1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596eed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596eed
  2. #5d70e2
  3. #6172d7
  4. #6573cc
  5. #6975c1
  6. #6d77b7
  7. #7079ac
  8. #747ba1
  9. #787c96
  10. #7c7e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e75b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1281f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ca3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b7af0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d71eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2381c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596eed {
  color: #596eed;
}
Background
.bg-596eed {
  background-color: #596eed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-596eed {
  border: 2px solid #596eed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596eed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 110 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 80% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596eed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596eed, #8e59ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596eed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 110 237 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.33 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.03 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.87 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.19 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.79 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.87 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.90 #a69112 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#596eed  rgb(89, 110, 237)  hsl(231, 80%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#edd859  rgb(237, 216, 89)  hsl(51, 80%, 64%)  Naples Yellow
#ed596e  rgb(237, 89, 110)  hsl(351, 80%, 64%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6eed59  rgb(110, 237, 89)  hsl(111, 80%, 64%)  Neon Green