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#596FCB

#596fcb ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#596fcb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.16% cyan, 45.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 228.42°, with 52.29% saturation and 57.25% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.178

Complementary

  1. #596fcb
  2. #cbb559

Split complementary

  1. #596fcb
  2. #cb7c59
  3. #a8cb59

Analogous

  1. #59a8cb
  2. #596fcb
  3. #7c59cb

Triadic

  1. #596fcb
  2. #cb596f
  3. #6fcb59

Tetradic

  1. #596fcb
  2. #b559cb
  3. #cbb559
  4. #6fcb59

Square

  1. #596fcb
  2. #cb59a8
  3. #cbb559
  4. #59cb7c

Monochromatic

  1. #212f6a
  2. #3349a4
  3. #596fcb
  4. #93a2dd
  5. #cdd4ef

Shades

#596fcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596fcb
  2. #5064b7
  3. #4759a2
  4. #3e4e8e
  5. #35437a
  6. #2d3866
  7. #242c51
  8. #1b213d
  9. #121629
  10. #090b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#596fcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596fcb
  2. #6a7dd0
  3. #7a8cd5
  4. #8b9adb
  5. #9ba9e0
  6. #acb7e5
  7. #bdc5ea
  8. #cdd4ef
  9. #dee2f5
  10. #eef1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596fcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596fcb
  2. #5d71c4
  3. #6172bc
  4. #6574b5
  5. #6976ad
  6. #6d78a6
  7. #70799e
  8. #747b97
  9. #787d8f
  10. #7c7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b739f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #457ace ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3670c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #138393 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e76cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4770ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b7cac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596fcb {
  color: #596fcb;
}
Background
.bg-596fcb {
  background-color: #596fcb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596fcb {
  border: 2px solid #596fcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596fcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 111 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 52% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596fcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596fcb, #7c59cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596fcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 111 203 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.04 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.88 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.09 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.41 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.27 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.33 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.59 #a69034 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#596fcb  rgb(89, 111, 203)  hsl(228, 52%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#cbb559  rgb(203, 181, 89)  hsl(48, 52%, 57%)  Vegas Gold
#cb596f  rgb(203, 89, 111)  hsl(348, 52%, 57%)  Blush
#6fcb59  rgb(111, 203, 89)  hsl(108, 52%, 57%)  Mantis