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#598AE6

#598ae6 ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#598ae6 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 54.12% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.3% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 219.15°, with 73.82% saturation and 62.55% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 2.71.

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Relative luminance0.2601

Complementary

  1. #598ae6
  2. #e6b559

Split complementary

  1. #598ae6
  2. #e66f59
  3. #d0e659

Analogous

  1. #59d0e6
  2. #598ae6
  3. #6f59e6

Triadic

  1. #598ae6
  2. #e6598a
  3. #8ae659

Tetradic

  1. #598ae6
  2. #b559e6
  3. #e6b559
  4. #8ae659

Square

  1. #598ae6
  2. #e659d0
  3. #e6b559
  4. #59e66f

Monochromatic

  1. #164090
  2. #205ed3
  3. #598ae6
  4. #9bb9f0
  5. #dee8fa

Shades

#598ae6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #598ae6
  2. #507ccf
  3. #476eb8
  4. #3e61a1
  5. #35538a
  6. #2d4573
  7. #24375c
  8. #1b2945
  9. #121c2e
  10. #090e17
  11. #000000

Tints

#598ae6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #598ae6
  2. #6a96e9
  3. #7aa1eb
  4. #8badee
  5. #9bb9f0
  6. #acc5f3
  7. #bdd0f5
  8. #cddcf8
  9. #dee8fa
  10. #eef3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#598ae6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #598ae6
  2. #5d89dc
  3. #6188d2
  4. #6587c7
  5. #6986bd
  6. #6d85b3
  7. #7084a9
  8. #74839f
  9. #788294
  10. #7c818a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a8bb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6193ea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d85e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009fad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e8fe8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5287e5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2597c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-598ae6 {
  color: #598ae6;
}
Background
.bg-598ae6 {
  background-color: #598ae6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-598ae6 {
  border: 2px solid #598ae6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #598ae6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 138 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 74% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-598ae6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #598ae6, #6f59e6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-598ae6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 138 230 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 2.71 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.49 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.17 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.63 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.93 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.00 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.66 #a67519 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#598ae6  rgb(89, 138, 230)  hsl(219, 74%, 63%)  United Nations Blue
#e6b559  rgb(230, 181, 89)  hsl(39, 74%, 63%)  Meat Brown
#e6598a  rgb(230, 89, 138)  hsl(339, 74%, 63%)  Blush
#8ae659  rgb(138, 230, 89)  hsl(99, 74%, 63%)  Inchworm