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#596FE6

#596fe6 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#596fe6 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 43.53% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.3% cyan, 51.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 230.64°, with 73.82% saturation and 62.55% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.66.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.1921

Complementary

  1. #596fe6
  2. #e6d059

Split complementary

  1. #596fe6
  2. #e68a59
  3. #b5e659

Analogous

  1. #59b5e6
  2. #596fe6
  3. #8a59e6

Triadic

  1. #596fe6
  2. #e6596f
  3. #6fe659

Tetradic

  1. #596fe6
  2. #d059e6
  3. #e6d059
  4. #6fe659

Square

  1. #596fe6
  2. #e659b5
  3. #e6d059
  4. #59e68a

Monochromatic

  1. #162990
  2. #203cd3
  3. #596fe6
  4. #9ba9f0
  5. #dee2fa

Shades

#596fe6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596fe6
  2. #5064cf
  3. #4759b8
  4. #3e4ea1
  5. #35438a
  6. #2d3873
  7. #242c5c
  8. #1b2145
  9. #12162e
  10. #090b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#596fe6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596fe6
  2. #6a7de9
  3. #7a8ceb
  4. #8b9aee
  5. #9ba9f0
  6. #acb7f3
  7. #bdc5f5
  8. #cdd4f8
  9. #dee2fa
  10. #eef1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596fe6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596fe6
  2. #5d71dc
  3. #6172d2
  4. #6574c7
  5. #6976bd
  6. #6d78b3
  7. #7079a9
  8. #747b9f
  9. #787d94
  10. #7c7e8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e75b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2780ea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ba0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4179e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3572e5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a81c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596fe6 {
  color: #596fe6;
}
Background
.bg-596fe6 {
  background-color: #596fe6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-596fe6 {
  border: 2px solid #596fe6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596fe6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 111 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 74% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596fe6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596fe6, #8a59e6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596fe6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 111 230 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.66 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.68 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.85 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.68 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.23 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.78 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.29 #a69019 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#596fe6  rgb(89, 111, 230)  hsl(231, 74%, 63%)  Royal Blue
#e6d059  rgb(230, 208, 89)  hsl(51, 74%, 63%)  Naples Yellow
#e6596f  rgb(230, 89, 111)  hsl(351, 74%, 63%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6fe659  rgb(111, 230, 89)  hsl(111, 74%, 63%)  Pastel Green