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#596ABA closest to Loch Ness

#596ABA is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Loch Ness. In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 41.6% green and 72.9% blue (rgb(89, 106, 186)). Its HSL value is 229° hue, 41% saturation and 54% lightness, and in CMYK it is 52% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #596ABA is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.01:1.

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Variations of #596ABA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#596ABA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

596ABABAA959
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#596ABA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #596ABA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #3E6BB8
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4974BD
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4D71BC
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #3E6BB8
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #496CB9
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #2D7B89
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4D71A6
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6F6F6F
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6A6E87

#596ABA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.01:1 Good#596ABA text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.20:1 Poor#596ABA text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#596ABA in CSS

/* Loch Ness */
.color { color: #596ABA; }
.background { background-color: #596ABA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #596ABA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(89 106 186);
color: hsl(229 41% 54%);
color: oklch(0.549 0.126 272.6);

#596ABA FAQ

What color is #596ABA?

#596ABA is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Loch Ness. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #596ABA?

#596ABA is rgb(89, 106, 186) in RGB, hsl(229, 41%, 54%) in HSL and cmyk(52%, 43%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #596ABA?

The complementary color of #596ABA is #BAA959, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #596ABA?

White text has the best contrast on #596ABA: 5.01:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #596ABA a warm or cool color?

#596ABA is a cool color.