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#599FFC

#599ffc ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#599ffc is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 62.35% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.68% cyan, 36.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 214.23°, with 96.45% saturation and 66.86% 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 7.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.14.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.3395

Complementary

  1. #599ffc
  2. #fcb659

Split complementary

  1. #599ffc
  2. #fc6459
  3. #f1fc59

Analogous

  1. #59f1fc
  2. #599ffc
  3. #6459fc

Triadic

  1. #599ffc
  2. #fc599f
  3. #9ffc59

Tetradic

  1. #599ffc
  2. #b659fc
  3. #fcb659
  4. #9ffc59

Square

  1. #599ffc
  2. #fc59f1
  3. #fcb659
  4. #59fc64

Monochromatic

  1. #0351b9
  2. #0e74fb
  3. #599ffc
  4. #a4cafd
  5. #ebf3ff

Shades

#599ffc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #599ffc
  2. #508fe3
  3. #477fca
  4. #3e6fb0
  5. #355f97
  6. #2d507e
  7. #244065
  8. #1b304c
  9. #122032
  10. #091019
  11. #000000

Tints

#599ffc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #599ffc
  2. #6aa9fc
  3. #7ab2fd
  4. #8bbcfd
  5. #9bc5fd
  6. #accffe
  7. #bdd9fe
  8. #cde2fe
  9. #deecfe
  10. #eef5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#599ffc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #599ffc
  2. #5d9cf0
  3. #6199e3
  4. #6596d7
  5. #6993ca
  6. #6d90be
  7. #708cb2
  8. #7489a5
  9. #788699
  10. #7c838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #879eca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #76a6ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e97fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b4c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6ba3fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c9afb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00acdb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-599ffc {
  color: #599ffc;
}
Background
.bg-599ffc {
  background-color: #599ffc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-599ffc {
  border: 2px solid #599ffc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #599ffc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 159 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 96% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-599ffc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #599ffc, #6459fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-599ffc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 159 252 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.14 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.54 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.12 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.45 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.30 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.76 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.54 #a66003 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#599ffc  rgb(89, 159, 252)  hsl(214, 96%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue
#fcb659  rgb(252, 182, 89)  hsl(34, 96%, 67%)  Pastel Orange
#fc599f  rgb(252, 89, 159)  hsl(334, 96%, 67%)  Brilliant Rose
#9ffc59  rgb(159, 252, 89)  hsl(94, 96%, 67%)  Green Yellow