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#599DFD

#599dfd ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#599dfd 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 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.82% cyan, 37.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 215.12°, with 97.62% saturation and 67.06% 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 7.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.53.

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Relative luminance0.3333

Complementary

  1. #599dfd
  2. #fdb959

Split complementary

  1. #599dfd
  2. #fd6759
  3. #effd59

Analogous

  1. #59effd
  2. #599dfd
  3. #6759fd

Triadic

  1. #599dfd
  2. #fd599d
  3. #9dfd59

Tetradic

  1. #599dfd
  2. #b959fd
  3. #fdb959
  4. #9dfd59

Square

  1. #599dfd
  2. #fd59ef
  3. #fdb959
  4. #59fd67

Monochromatic

  1. #024fbb
  2. #0d70fc
  3. #599dfd
  4. #a5cafe
  5. #ebf3ff

Shades

#599dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #599dfd
  2. #508de4
  3. #477eca
  4. #3e6eb1
  5. #355e98
  6. #2d4f7f
  7. #243f65
  8. #1b2f4c
  9. #121f33
  10. #091019
  11. #000000

Tints

#599dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #599dfd
  2. #6aa7fd
  3. #7ab1fd
  4. #8bbafe
  5. #9bc4fe
  6. #accefe
  7. #bdd8fe
  8. #cde2fe
  9. #deebff
  10. #eef5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#599dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #599dfd
  2. #5d9af1
  3. #6197e4
  4. #6594d8
  5. #6991cb
  6. #6d8fbf
  7. #708cb2
  8. #7489a6
  9. #788699
  10. #7c838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #869dca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #72a5ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a95fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b3c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #69a2ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a98fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00abdc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-599dfd {
  color: #599dfd;
}
Background
.bg-599dfd {
  background-color: #599dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-599dfd {
  border: 2px solid #599dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #599dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 157 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 98% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-599dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #599dfd, #6759fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-599dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 157 253 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.53 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.01 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.86 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.75 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.50 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.65 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.16 #a66202 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#599dfd  rgb(89, 157, 253)  hsl(215, 98%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue
#fdb959  rgb(253, 185, 89)  hsl(35, 98%, 67%)  Pastel Orange
#fd599d  rgb(253, 89, 157)  hsl(335, 98%, 67%)  Brilliant Rose
#9dfd59  rgb(157, 253, 89)  hsl(95, 98%, 67%)  Lawn Green