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#596F96

#596f96 ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#596f96 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 43.53% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.67% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 218.36°, with 25.52% saturation and 46.86% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 5.06.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1569

Complementary

  1. #596f96
  2. #968059

Split complementary

  1. #596f96
  2. #966159
  3. #8d9659

Analogous

  1. #598d96
  2. #596f96
  3. #615996

Triadic

  1. #596f96
  2. #96596f
  3. #6f9659

Tetradic

  1. #596f96
  2. #805996
  3. #968059
  4. #6f9659

Square

  1. #596f96
  2. #96598d
  3. #968059
  4. #599661

Monochromatic

  1. #202836
  2. #3d4b66
  3. #596f96
  4. #8597b7
  5. #b5c0d3

Shades

#596f96 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596f96
  2. #506487
  3. #475978
  4. #3e4e69
  5. #35435a
  6. #2d384b
  7. #242c3c
  8. #1b212d
  9. #12161e
  10. #090b0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#596f96 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596f96
  2. #6a7da1
  3. #7a8cab
  4. #8b9ab6
  5. #9ba9c0
  6. #acb7cb
  7. #bdc5d5
  8. #cdd4e0
  9. #dee2ea
  10. #eef1f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596f96 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596f96
  2. #5d7194
  3. #617292
  4. #65748f
  5. #69768d
  6. #6d788b
  7. #707989
  8. #747b87
  9. #787d84
  10. #7c7e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #666f80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #617198 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b6c95 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #45777c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e7197 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a6d95 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d7487 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596f96 {
  color: #596f96;
}
Background
.bg-596f96 {
  background-color: #596f96;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596f96 {
  border: 2px solid #596f96;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596f96;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 111 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 26% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596f96 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596f96, #615996);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596f96 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 111 150 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.06 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.12 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.87 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.26 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.53 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.59 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.11 #a69069 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#596f96  rgb(89, 111, 150)  hsl(218, 26%, 47%)  Queen Blue
#968059  rgb(150, 128, 89)  hsl(38, 26%, 47%)  Cafe au Lait
#96596f  rgb(150, 89, 111)  hsl(338, 26%, 47%)  Mauve Taupe
#6f9659  rgb(111, 150, 89)  hsl(98, 26%, 47%)  Moss Green