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#596FD2

#596fd2 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#596fd2 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 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.62% cyan, 47.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 229.09°, with 57.35% saturation and 58.63% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.58.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1815

Complementary

  1. #596fd2
  2. #d2bc59

Split complementary

  1. #596fd2
  2. #d28059
  3. #acd259

Analogous

  1. #59acd2
  2. #596fd2
  3. #8059d2

Triadic

  1. #596fd2
  2. #d2596f
  3. #6fd259

Tetradic

  1. #596fd2
  2. #bc59d2
  3. #d2bc59
  4. #6fd259

Square

  1. #596fd2
  2. #d259ac
  3. #d2bc59
  4. #59d280

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2e73
  2. #2f47af
  3. #596fd2
  4. #95a3e2
  5. #d1d7f3

Shades

#596fd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596fd2
  2. #5064bd
  3. #4759a8
  4. #3e4e93
  5. #35437e
  6. #2d3869
  7. #242c54
  8. #1b213f
  9. #12162a
  10. #090b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#596fd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596fd2
  2. #6a7dd7
  3. #7a8cdb
  4. #8b9ae0
  5. #9ba9e4
  6. #acb7e9
  7. #bdc5ed
  8. #cdd4f2
  9. #dee2f6
  10. #eef1fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596fd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596fd2
  2. #5d71ca
  3. #6172c2
  4. #6574b9
  5. #6976b1
  6. #6d78a9
  7. #7079a1
  8. #747b99
  9. #787d90
  10. #7c7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c73a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #407cd6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d71d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008596 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b77d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4370d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #377db1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596fd2 {
  color: #596fd2;
}
Background
.bg-596fd2 {
  background-color: #596fd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-596fd2 {
  border: 2px solid #596fd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596fd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 111 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 57% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596fd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596fd2, #8059d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596fd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 111 210 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.58 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.14 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.86 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.30 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.11 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.44 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.47 #a6902d Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#596fd2  rgb(89, 111, 210)  hsl(229, 57%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#d2bc59  rgb(210, 188, 89)  hsl(49, 57%, 59%)  Vegas Gold
#d2596f  rgb(210, 89, 111)  hsl(349, 57%, 59%)  Blush
#6fd259  rgb(111, 210, 89)  hsl(109, 57%, 59%)  Pastel Green