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#596BDA closest to Royal Blue

#596BDA is a medium, vivid blue; the closest named color is Royal Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 42.0% green and 85.5% blue (rgb(89, 107, 218)). Its HSL value is 232° hue, 64% saturation and 60% lightness, and in CMYK it is 59% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. #596BDA is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.63:1.

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Variations of #596BDA

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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#596BDA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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

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

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0B6FD8
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2D7BDE
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3B76DC
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0B6FD8
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #356FD9
  • Tritanopia 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #008498
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4776C0
  • Achromatopsia 66% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #757575
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6F7297

#596BDA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.63:1 Good#596BDA text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.54:1 Good#596BDA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#596BDA in CSS

/* Royal Blue */
.color { color: #596BDA; }
.background { background-color: #596BDA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #596BDA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(89 107 218);
color: hsl(232 64% 60%);
color: oklch(0.572 0.170 272.9);

#596BDA FAQ

What color is #596BDA?

#596BDA is a medium, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Royal Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #596BDA?

#596BDA is rgb(89, 107, 218) in RGB, hsl(232, 64%, 60%) in HSL and cmyk(59%, 51%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #596BDA?

The complementary color of #596BDA is #DAC859, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #596BDA?

White text has the best contrast on #596BDA: 4.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #596BDA a warm or cool color?

#596BDA is a cool color.