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#596FF2

#596ff2 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#596ff2 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 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.22% cyan, 54.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 231.37°, with 85.47% saturation and 64.9% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.59.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.199

Complementary

  1. #596ff2
  2. #f2dc59

Split complementary

  1. #596ff2
  2. #f28f59
  3. #bcf259

Analogous

  1. #59bcf2
  2. #596ff2
  3. #8f59f2

Triadic

  1. #596ff2
  2. #f2596f
  3. #6ff259

Tetradic

  1. #596ff2
  2. #dc59f2
  3. #f2dc59
  4. #6ff259

Square

  1. #596ff2
  2. #f259bc
  3. #f2dc59
  4. #59f28f

Monochromatic

  1. #0d23a5
  2. #1232ec
  3. #596ff2
  4. #a0adf8
  5. #e7eafd

Shades

#596ff2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596ff2
  2. #5064da
  3. #4759c2
  4. #3e4ea9
  5. #354391
  6. #2d3879
  7. #242c61
  8. #1b2149
  9. #121630
  10. #090b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#596ff2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596ff2
  2. #6a7df3
  3. #7a8cf5
  4. #8b9af6
  5. #9ba9f7
  6. #acb7f9
  7. #bdc5fa
  8. #cdd4fb
  9. #dee2fc
  10. #eef1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596ff2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596ff2
  2. #5d71e7
  3. #6172db
  4. #6574d0
  5. #6976c4
  6. #6d78b9
  7. #7079ae
  8. #747ba2
  9. #787d97
  10. #7c7e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f77b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0282f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ea6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #397bf5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2972f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1e83c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596ff2 {
  color: #596ff2;
}
Background
.bg-596ff2 {
  background-color: #596ff2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-596ff2 {
  border: 2px solid #596ff2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596ff2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 111 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 85% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596ff2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596ff2, #8f59f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596ff2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 111 242 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.59 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.54 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.76 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.22 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.93 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.35 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.98 #a6900d Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#596ff2  rgb(89, 111, 242)  hsl(231, 85%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#f2dc59  rgb(242, 220, 89)  hsl(51, 85%, 65%)  Naples Yellow
#f2596f  rgb(242, 89, 111)  hsl(351, 85%, 65%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6ff259  rgb(111, 242, 89)  hsl(111, 85%, 65%)  Neon Green