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#596FC4

#596fc4 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#596fc4 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 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.59% cyan, 43.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 227.66°, with 47.56% saturation and 55.88% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.65.

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Relative luminance0.1748

Complementary

  1. #596fc4
  2. #c4ae59

Split complementary

  1. #596fc4
  2. #c47859
  3. #a5c459

Analogous

  1. #59a5c4
  2. #596fc4
  3. #7859c4

Triadic

  1. #596fc4
  2. #c4596f
  3. #6fc459

Tetradic

  1. #596fc4
  2. #ae59c4
  3. #c4ae59
  4. #6fc459

Square

  1. #596fc4
  2. #c459a5
  3. #c4ae59
  4. #59c478

Monochromatic

  1. #233061
  2. #374b9a
  3. #596fc4
  4. #91a0d8
  5. #cad1ec

Shades

#596fc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596fc4
  2. #5064b0
  3. #47599d
  4. #3e4e89
  5. #354376
  6. #2d3862
  7. #242c4e
  8. #1b213b
  9. #121627
  10. #090b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#596fc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596fc4
  2. #6a7dca
  3. #7a8cd0
  4. #8b9ad6
  5. #9ba9dc
  6. #acb7e2
  7. #bdc5e7
  8. #cdd4ed
  9. #dee2f3
  10. #eef1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596fc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596fc4
  2. #5d71bd
  3. #6172b6
  4. #6574b0
  5. #6976a9
  6. #6d78a2
  7. #70799b
  8. #747b94
  9. #787d8e
  10. #7c7e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a729b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b79c7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e70c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #208290 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5175c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a6fc3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e7ba7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596fc4 {
  color: #596fc4;
}
Background
.bg-596fc4 {
  background-color: #596fc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596fc4 {
  border: 2px solid #596fc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596fc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 111 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 48% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596fc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596fc4, #7859c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596fc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 111 196 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.65 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.67 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.96 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.77 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.03 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.16 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.78 #a6903b Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#596fc4  rgb(89, 111, 196)  hsl(228, 48%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#c4ae59  rgb(196, 174, 89)  hsl(48, 48%, 56%)  Vegas Gold
#c4596f  rgb(196, 89, 111)  hsl(348, 48%, 56%)  Rose Gold
#6fc459  rgb(111, 196, 89)  hsl(108, 48%, 56%)  Mantis