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#596FCD

#596fcd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#596fcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 45.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 228.62°, with 53.7% saturation and 57.65% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.179

Complementary

  1. #596fcd
  2. #cdb759

Split complementary

  1. #596fcd
  2. #cd7d59
  3. #a9cd59

Analogous

  1. #59a9cd
  2. #596fcd
  3. #7d59cd

Triadic

  1. #596fcd
  2. #cd596f
  3. #6fcd59

Tetradic

  1. #596fcd
  2. #b759cd
  3. #cdb759
  4. #6fcd59

Square

  1. #596fcd
  2. #cd59a9
  3. #cdb759
  4. #59cd7d

Monochromatic

  1. #212f6c
  2. #3249a7
  3. #596fcd
  4. #94a2df
  5. #cfd5f0

Shades

#596fcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596fcd
  2. #5064b9
  3. #4759a4
  4. #3e4e90
  5. #35437b
  6. #2d3867
  7. #242c52
  8. #1b213e
  9. #121629
  10. #090b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#596fcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596fcd
  2. #6a7dd2
  3. #7a8cd7
  4. #8b9adc
  5. #9ba9e1
  6. #acb7e6
  7. #bdc5eb
  8. #cdd4f0
  9. #dee2f5
  10. #eef1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596fcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596fcd
  2. #5d71c5
  3. #6172be
  4. #6574b6
  5. #6976ae
  6. #6d78a7
  7. #70799f
  8. #747b97
  9. #787d8f
  10. #7c7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b73a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #447bd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3471cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0d8494 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d76cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4670cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a7cae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596fcd {
  color: #596fcd;
}
Background
.bg-596fcd {
  background-color: #596fcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-596fcd {
  border: 2px solid #596fcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596fcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 111 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596fcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596fcd, #7d59cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596fcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 111 205 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.89 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.66 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.15 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.24 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.31 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.49 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.54 #a69032 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#596fcd  rgb(89, 111, 205)  hsl(229, 54%, 58%)  Royal Blue
#cdb759  rgb(205, 183, 89)  hsl(49, 54%, 58%)  Vegas Gold
#cd596f  rgb(205, 89, 111)  hsl(349, 54%, 58%)  Blush
#6fcd59  rgb(111, 205, 89)  hsl(109, 54%, 58%)  Mantis