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#596FAC

#596fac ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#596fac 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 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.26% cyan, 35.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 224.1°, with 33.33% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 6.24.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1647

Complementary

  1. #596fac
  2. #ac9659

Split complementary

  1. #596fac
  2. #ac6d59
  3. #99ac59

Analogous

  1. #5999ac
  2. #596fac
  3. #6d59ac

Triadic

  1. #596fac
  2. #ac596f
  3. #6fac59

Tetradic

  1. #596fac
  2. #9659ac
  3. #ac9659
  4. #6fac59

Square

  1. #596fac
  2. #ac5999
  3. #ac9659
  4. #59ac6d

Monochromatic

  1. #242e48
  2. #3e4e7b
  3. #596fac
  4. #8c9bc6
  5. #bfc7df

Shades

#596fac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596fac
  2. #50649b
  3. #47598a
  4. #3e4e78
  5. #354367
  6. #2d3856
  7. #242c45
  8. #1b2134
  9. #121622
  10. #090b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#596fac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596fac
  2. #6a7db4
  3. #7a8cbd
  4. #8b9ac5
  5. #9ba9cd
  6. #acb7d6
  7. #bdc5de
  8. #cdd4e6
  9. #dee2ee
  10. #eef1f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596fac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596fac
  2. #5d71a8
  3. #6172a3
  4. #65749f
  5. #69769a
  6. #6d7896
  7. #707992
  8. #747b8d
  9. #787d89
  10. #7c7e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #68708c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5875ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #506eab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #387c85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5973ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #546eab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #477796 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596fac {
  color: #596fac;
}
Background
.bg-596fac {
  background-color: #596fac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596fac {
  border: 2px solid #596fac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596fac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 111 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 33% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596fac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596fac, #6d59ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596fac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 111 172 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.24 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.13 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.33 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.41 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.72 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.28 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.46 #a69053 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#596fac  rgb(89, 111, 172)  hsl(224, 33%, 51%)  Queen Blue
#ac9659  rgb(172, 150, 89)  hsl(44, 33%, 51%)  Camel
#ac596f  rgb(172, 89, 111)  hsl(344, 33%, 51%)  Mauve Taupe
#6fac59  rgb(111, 172, 89)  hsl(104, 33%, 51%)  Asparagus