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#596FA8

#596fa8 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#596fa8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 43.53% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.02% cyan, 33.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 223.29°, with 31.23% saturation and 50.39% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 6.03.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1632

Complementary

  1. #596fa8
  2. #a89259

Split complementary

  1. #596fa8
  2. #a86a59
  3. #97a859

Analogous

  1. #5997a8
  2. #596fa8
  3. #6a59a8

Triadic

  1. #596fa8
  2. #a8596f
  3. #6fa859

Tetradic

  1. #596fa8
  2. #9259a8
  3. #a89259
  4. #6fa859

Square

  1. #596fa8
  2. #a85997
  3. #a89259
  4. #59a86a

Monochromatic

  1. #242d44
  2. #3e4e76
  3. #596fa8
  4. #8b9bc2
  5. #bdc6dd

Shades

#596fa8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596fa8
  2. #506497
  3. #475986
  4. #3e4e76
  5. #354365
  6. #2d3854
  7. #242c43
  8. #1b2132
  9. #121622
  10. #090b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#596fa8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596fa8
  2. #6a7db1
  3. #7a8cb9
  4. #8b9ac2
  5. #9ba9cb
  6. #acb7d4
  7. #bdc5dc
  8. #cdd4e5
  9. #dee2ee
  10. #eef1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596fa8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596fa8
  2. #5d71a4
  3. #6172a0
  4. #65749c
  5. #697698
  6. #6d7894
  7. #707990
  8. #747b8c
  9. #787d88
  10. #7c7e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #68708a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a74aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #526da7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3b7b84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a72a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #556ea7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #497694 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596fa8 {
  color: #596fa8;
}
Background
.bg-596fa8 {
  background-color: #596fa8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596fa8 {
  border: 2px solid #596fa8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596fa8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 111 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 31% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596fa8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596fa8, #6a59a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596fa8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 111 168 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.03 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.26 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.78 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.53 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.84 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.15 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.58 #a69057 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#596fa8  rgb(89, 111, 168)  hsl(223, 31%, 50%)  Queen Blue
#a89259  rgb(168, 146, 89)  hsl(43, 31%, 50%)  Camel
#a8596f  rgb(168, 89, 111)  hsl(343, 31%, 50%)  Mauve Taupe
#6fa859  rgb(111, 168, 89)  hsl(103, 31%, 50%)  Asparagus