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#596CD2

#596cd2 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#596cd2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 42.35% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.62% cyan, 48.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 230.58°, with 57.35% saturation and 58.63% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.39.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.175

Complementary

  1. #596cd2
  2. #d2bf59

Split complementary

  1. #596cd2
  2. #d28359
  3. #a9d259

Analogous

  1. #59a9d2
  2. #596cd2
  3. #8359d2

Triadic

  1. #596cd2
  2. #d2596c
  3. #6cd259

Tetradic

  1. #596cd2
  2. #bf59d2
  3. #d2bf59
  4. #6cd259

Square

  1. #596cd2
  2. #d259a9
  3. #d2bf59
  4. #59d283

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2c73
  2. #2f43af
  3. #596cd2
  4. #95a1e2
  5. #d1d7f3

Shades

#596cd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596cd2
  2. #5061bd
  3. #4756a8
  4. #3e4c93
  5. #35417e
  6. #2d3669
  7. #242b54
  8. #1b203f
  9. #12162a
  10. #090b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#596cd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596cd2
  2. #6a7bd7
  3. #7a89db
  4. #8b98e0
  5. #9ba7e4
  6. #acb6e9
  7. #bdc4ed
  8. #cdd3f2
  9. #dee2f6
  10. #eef0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596cd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596cd2
  2. #5d6eca
  3. #6170c2
  4. #6572b9
  5. #6974b1
  6. #6d76a9
  7. #7078a1
  8. #747a99
  9. #787c90
  10. #7c7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a71a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #397ad6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #256fd0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008395 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4874d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #406ed1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #387ab1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596cd2 {
  color: #596cd2;
}
Background
.bg-596cd2 {
  background-color: #596cd2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596cd2 {
  border: 2px solid #596cd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596cd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 108 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 57% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596cd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596cd2, #8359d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596cd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 108 210 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.39 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.79 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.29 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.45 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.69 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.26 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.91 #a6932d Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#596cd2  rgb(89, 108, 210)  hsl(231, 57%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#d2bf59  rgb(210, 191, 89)  hsl(51, 57%, 59%)  Vegas Gold
#d2596c  rgb(210, 89, 108)  hsl(351, 57%, 59%)  Indian Red
#6cd259  rgb(108, 210, 89)  hsl(111, 57%, 59%)  Pastel Green