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#596FB5

#596fb5 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#596fb5 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 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.83% cyan, 38.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 225.65°, with 38.33% saturation and 52.94% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 6.28.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1683

Complementary

  1. #596fb5
  2. #b59f59

Split complementary

  1. #596fb5
  2. #b57159
  3. #9db559

Analogous

  1. #599db5
  2. #596fb5
  3. #7159b5

Triadic

  1. #596fb5
  2. #b5596f
  3. #6fb559

Tetradic

  1. #596fb5
  2. #9f59b5
  3. #b59f59
  4. #6fb559

Square

  1. #596fb5
  2. #b5599d
  3. #b59f59
  4. #59b571

Monochromatic

  1. #242f51
  2. #3c4d86
  3. #596fb5
  4. #8e9dcd
  5. #c3cbe4

Shades

#596fb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596fb5
  2. #5064a3
  3. #475991
  4. #3e4e7f
  5. #35436d
  6. #2d385b
  7. #242c48
  8. #1b2136
  9. #121624
  10. #090b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#596fb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596fb5
  2. #6a7dbc
  3. #7a8cc4
  4. #8b9acb
  5. #9ba9d3
  6. #acb7da
  7. #bdc5e1
  8. #cdd4e9
  9. #dee2f0
  10. #eef1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596fb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596fb5
  2. #5d71b0
  3. #6172aa
  4. #6574a5
  5. #6976a0
  6. #6d789b
  7. #707995
  8. #747b90
  9. #787d8b
  10. #7c7e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #697192 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5476b8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a6eb3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #317e89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5673b7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #506fb4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #44789d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596fb5 {
  color: #596fb5;
}
Background
.bg-596fb5 {
  background-color: #596fb5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596fb5 {
  border: 2px solid #596fb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596fb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 111 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 38% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596fb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596fb5, #7159b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596fb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 111 181 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.28 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.74 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.95 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.21 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.45 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.59 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.24 #a6904a Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#596fb5  rgb(89, 111, 181)  hsl(226, 38%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#b59f59  rgb(181, 159, 89)  hsl(46, 38%, 53%)  Brass
#b5596f  rgb(181, 89, 111)  hsl(346, 38%, 53%)  Rose Gold
#6fb559  rgb(111, 181, 89)  hsl(106, 38%, 53%)  Mantis