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#596EFE

#596efe ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#596efe 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 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.96% cyan, 56.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 232.36°, with 98.8% saturation and 67.25% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.97.

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Relative luminance0.2043

Complementary

  1. #596efe
  2. #fee959

Split complementary

  1. #596efe
  2. #fe9659
  3. #c1fe59

Analogous

  1. #59c1fe
  2. #596efe
  3. #9659fe

Triadic

  1. #596efe
  2. #fe596e
  3. #6efe59

Tetradic

  1. #596efe
  2. #e959fe
  3. #fee959
  4. #6efe59

Square

  1. #596efe
  2. #fe59c1
  3. #fee959
  4. #59fe96

Monochromatic

  1. #0119bd
  2. #0d2cfe
  3. #596efe
  4. #a5b0fe
  5. #ebedff

Shades

#596efe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596efe
  2. #5063e5
  3. #4758cb
  4. #3e4db2
  5. #354298
  6. #2d377f
  7. #242c66
  8. #1b214c
  9. #121633
  10. #090b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#596efe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596efe
  2. #6a7dfe
  3. #7a8bfe
  4. #8b9afe
  5. #9ba8fe
  6. #acb7ff
  7. #bdc5ff
  8. #cdd4ff
  9. #dee2ff
  10. #eef1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596efe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596efe
  2. #5d70f1
  3. #6172e5
  4. #6573d8
  5. #6975cc
  6. #6d77bf
  7. #7079b2
  8. #747ba6
  9. #787c99
  10. #7c7e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7077bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0084ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0091ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d7cff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1473fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0684d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596efe {
  color: #596efe;
}
Background
.bg-596efe {
  background-color: #596efe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-596efe {
  border: 2px solid #596efe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596efe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 110 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 99% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596efe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596efe, #9659fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596efe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 110 254 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.97 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.62 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.96 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.15 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.89 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.90 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 10.66 #a69101 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#596efe  rgb(89, 110, 254)  hsl(232, 99%, 67%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fee959  rgb(254, 233, 89)  hsl(52, 99%, 67%)  Banana Yellow
#fe596e  rgb(254, 89, 110)  hsl(352, 99%, 67%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6efe59  rgb(110, 254, 89)  hsl(112, 99%, 67%)  Neon Green