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#599BF2

#599bf2 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#599bf2 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 60.78% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.22% cyan, 35.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 214.12°, with 85.47% saturation and 64.9% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.12.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.3198

Complementary

  1. #599bf2
  2. #f2b059

Split complementary

  1. #599bf2
  2. #f26459
  3. #e7f259

Analogous

  1. #59e7f2
  2. #599bf2
  3. #6459f2

Triadic

  1. #599bf2
  2. #f2599b
  3. #9bf259

Tetradic

  1. #599bf2
  2. #b059f2
  3. #f2b059
  4. #9bf259

Square

  1. #599bf2
  2. #f259e7
  3. #f2b059
  4. #59f264

Monochromatic

  1. #0d4fa5
  2. #1270ec
  3. #599bf2
  4. #a0c6f8
  5. #e7f0fd

Shades

#599bf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #599bf2
  2. #508cda
  3. #477cc2
  4. #3e6da9
  5. #355d91
  6. #2d4e79
  7. #243e61
  8. #1b2f49
  9. #121f30
  10. #091018
  11. #000000

Tints

#599bf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #599bf2
  2. #6aa5f3
  3. #7aaff5
  4. #8bb9f6
  5. #9bc3f7
  6. #accdf9
  7. #bdd7fa
  8. #cde1fb
  9. #deebfc
  10. #eef5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#599bf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #599bf2
  2. #5d98e7
  3. #6196db
  4. #6593d0
  5. #6990c4
  6. #6d8eb9
  7. #708bae
  8. #7488a2
  9. #788597
  10. #7c838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #849ac3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #75a1f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6093f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00afbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b9ff4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d96f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0fa7d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-599bf2 {
  color: #599bf2;
}
Background
.bg-599bf2 {
  background-color: #599bf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-599bf2 {
  border: 2px solid #599bf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #599bf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 155 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 85% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-599bf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #599bf2, #6459f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-599bf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 155 242 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.12 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.16 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.23 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.53 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.57 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.02 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.37 #a6640d Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#599bf2  rgb(89, 155, 242)  hsl(214, 85%, 65%)  Cornflower Blue
#f2b059  rgb(242, 176, 89)  hsl(34, 85%, 65%)  Indian Yellow
#f2599b  rgb(242, 89, 155)  hsl(334, 85%, 65%)  Brilliant Rose
#9bf259  rgb(155, 242, 89)  hsl(94, 85%, 65%)  Inchworm