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#596C8A

#596c8a ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#596c8a is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 42.35% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.51% cyan, 21.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 216.73°, with 21.59% saturation and 44.51% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 5.42.

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Relative luminance0.1468

Complementary

  1. #596c8a
  2. #8a7759

Split complementary

  1. #596c8a
  2. #8a5e59
  3. #858a59

Analogous

  1. #59858a
  2. #596c8a
  3. #5e598a

Triadic

  1. #596c8a
  2. #8a596c
  3. #6c8a59

Tetradic

  1. #596c8a
  2. #77598a
  3. #8a7759
  4. #6c8a59

Square

  1. #596c8a
  2. #8a5985
  3. #8a7759
  4. #598a5e

Monochromatic

  1. #1d232d
  2. #3b485b
  3. #596c8a
  4. #8193ae
  5. #b0bbcc

Shades

#596c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596c8a
  2. #50617c
  3. #47566e
  4. #3e4c61
  5. #354153
  6. #2d3645
  7. #242b37
  8. #1b2029
  9. #12161c
  10. #090b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#596c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596c8a
  2. #6a7b96
  3. #7a89a1
  4. #8b98ad
  5. #9ba7b9
  6. #acb6c5
  7. #bdc4d0
  8. #cdd3dc
  9. #dee2e8
  10. #eef0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596c8a
  2. #5d6e89
  3. #617088
  4. #657287
  5. #697486
  6. #6d7685
  7. #707884
  8. #747a83
  9. #787c82
  10. #7c7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #646b79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #626e8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c6989 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a7276 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e6d8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b6a8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #50707f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596c8a {
  color: #596c8a;
}
Background
.bg-596c8a {
  background-color: #596c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596c8a {
  border: 2px solid #596c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 108 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 22% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596c8a, #5e598a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 108 138 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.42 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.25 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.54 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.54 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.16 #1560bd Denim ΔE 10.51 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 10.81 #a69375 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#596c8a  rgb(89, 108, 138)  hsl(217, 22%, 45%)  Queen Blue
#8a7759  rgb(138, 119, 89)  hsl(37, 22%, 45%)  Raw Umber
#8a596c  rgb(138, 89, 108)  hsl(337, 22%, 45%)  Mauve Taupe
#6c8a59  rgb(108, 138, 89)  hsl(97, 22%, 45%)  Fern Green