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#596FD1

#596fd1 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#596fd1 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 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.42% cyan, 46.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 229°, with 56.6% saturation and 58.43% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.64.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.181

Complementary

  1. #596fd1
  2. #d1bb59

Split complementary

  1. #596fd1
  2. #d17f59
  3. #abd159

Analogous

  1. #59abd1
  2. #596fd1
  3. #7f59d1

Triadic

  1. #596fd1
  2. #d1596f
  3. #6fd159

Tetradic

  1. #596fd1
  2. #bb59d1
  3. #d1bb59
  4. #6fd159

Square

  1. #596fd1
  2. #d159ab
  3. #d1bb59
  4. #59d17f

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2f72
  2. #3047ad
  3. #596fd1
  4. #95a3e2
  5. #d1d7f2

Shades

#596fd1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596fd1
  2. #5064bc
  3. #4759a7
  4. #3e4e92
  5. #35437d
  6. #2d3869
  7. #242c54
  8. #1b213f
  9. #12162a
  10. #090b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#596fd1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596fd1
  2. #6a7dd6
  3. #7a8cda
  4. #8b9adf
  5. #9ba9e3
  6. #acb7e8
  7. #bdc5ed
  8. #cdd4f1
  9. #dee2f6
  10. #eef1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596fd1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596fd1
  2. #5d71c9
  3. #6172c1
  4. #6574b9
  5. #6976b1
  6. #6d78a9
  7. #7079a0
  8. #747b98
  9. #787d90
  10. #7c7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c73a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #407bd5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f71cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008596 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b77d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4370d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #387db1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596fd1 {
  color: #596fd1;
}
Background
.bg-596fd1 {
  background-color: #596fd1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-596fd1 {
  border: 2px solid #596fd1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596fd1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 111 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 57% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596fd1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596fd1, #7f59d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596fd1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 111 209 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.64 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.24 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.93 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.27 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.19 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.41 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.48 #a6902e Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#596fd1  rgb(89, 111, 209)  hsl(229, 57%, 58%)  Royal Blue
#d1bb59  rgb(209, 187, 89)  hsl(49, 57%, 58%)  Vegas Gold
#d1596f  rgb(209, 89, 111)  hsl(349, 57%, 58%)  Blush
#6fd159  rgb(111, 209, 89)  hsl(109, 57%, 58%)  Pastel Green