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#599DEC

#599dec ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#599dec is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 61.57% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.29% cyan, 33.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 212.24°, with 79.46% saturation and 63.73% 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 7.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 3.86.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.3229

Complementary

  1. #599dec
  2. #eca859

Split complementary

  1. #599dec
  2. #ec5f59
  3. #e7ec59

Analogous

  1. #59e7ec
  2. #599dec
  3. #5f59ec

Triadic

  1. #599dec
  2. #ec599d
  3. #9dec59

Tetradic

  1. #599dec
  2. #a859ec
  3. #eca859
  4. #9dec59

Square

  1. #599dec
  2. #ec59e7
  3. #eca859
  4. #59ec5f

Monochromatic

  1. #12519a
  2. #1a75df
  3. #599dec
  4. #9ec6f4
  5. #e2eefc

Shades

#599dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #599dec
  2. #508dd4
  3. #477ebd
  4. #3e6ea5
  5. #355e8e
  6. #2d4f76
  7. #243f5e
  8. #1b2f47
  9. #121f2f
  10. #091018
  11. #000000

Tints

#599dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #599dec
  2. #6aa7ee
  3. #7ab1f0
  4. #8bbaf2
  5. #9bc4f4
  6. #accef6
  7. #bdd8f7
  8. #cde2f9
  9. #deebfb
  10. #eef5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#599dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #599dec
  2. #5d9ae1
  3. #6197d6
  4. #6594cc
  5. #6991c1
  6. #6d8fb6
  7. #708cab
  8. #7489a0
  9. #788696
  10. #7c838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #859bc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7ba2ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6794ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00afba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6fa0ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6297eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #19a8d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-599dec {
  color: #599dec;
}
Background
.bg-599dec {
  background-color: #599dec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-599dec {
  border: 2px solid #599dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #599dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 157 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 79% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-599dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #599dec, #5f59ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-599dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 157 236 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.86 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.03 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.48 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 4.88 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.04 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.69 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.29 #a66213 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#599dec  rgb(89, 157, 236)  hsl(212, 79%, 64%)  United Nations Blue
#eca859  rgb(236, 168, 89)  hsl(32, 79%, 64%)  Indian Yellow
#ec599d  rgb(236, 89, 157)  hsl(332, 79%, 64%)  Brilliant Rose
#9dec59  rgb(157, 236, 89)  hsl(92, 79%, 64%)  Inchworm