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#597DE0

#597de0 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#597de0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 49.02% green and 87.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.27% cyan, 44.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 224°, with 68.53% saturation and 61.37% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.91.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2217

Complementary

  1. #597de0
  2. #e0bc59

Split complementary

  1. #597de0
  2. #e07859
  3. #c0e059

Analogous

  1. #59c0e0
  2. #597de0
  3. #7859e0

Triadic

  1. #597de0
  2. #e0597d
  3. #7de059

Tetradic

  1. #597de0
  2. #bc59e0
  3. #e0bc59
  4. #7de059

Square

  1. #597de0
  2. #e059c0
  3. #e0bc59
  4. #59e078

Monochromatic

  1. #193687
  2. #2550c7
  3. #597de0
  4. #99afec
  5. #dae2f8

Shades

#597de0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #597de0
  2. #5071ca
  3. #4764b3
  4. #3e589d
  5. #354b86
  6. #2d3f70
  7. #24325a
  8. #1b2643
  9. #12192d
  10. #090d16
  11. #000000

Tints

#597de0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #597de0
  2. #6a8ae3
  3. #7a97e6
  4. #8ba4e9
  5. #9bb1ec
  6. #acbef0
  7. #bdcbf3
  8. #cdd8f6
  9. #dee5f9
  10. #eef2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#597de0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #597de0
  2. #5d7dd6
  3. #617ecd
  4. #657ec3
  5. #697eba
  6. #6d7fb0
  7. #707fa6
  8. #747f9d
  9. #787f93
  10. #7c808a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7380af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f88e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b7cde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0093a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5384e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #497cdf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2d8bbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-597de0 {
  color: #597de0;
}
Background
.bg-597de0 {
  background-color: #597de0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-597de0 {
  border: 2px solid #597de0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #597de0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 125 224;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 69% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-597de0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #597de0, #7859e0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-597de0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 125 224 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.91 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.16 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.31 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.95 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.27 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.83 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.86 #a6821f Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#597de0  rgb(89, 125, 224)  hsl(224, 69%, 61%)  Glaucous
#e0bc59  rgb(224, 188, 89)  hsl(44, 69%, 61%)  Meat Brown
#e0597d  rgb(224, 89, 125)  hsl(344, 69%, 61%)  Blush
#7de059  rgb(125, 224, 89)  hsl(104, 69%, 61%)  Pastel Green