596CA2

#596CA2 closest to Twinkle Night

#596CA2 is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Twinkle Night. In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 42.4% green and 63.5% blue (rgb(89, 108, 162)). Its HSL value is 224° hue, 29% saturation and 49% lightness, and in CMYK it is 45% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. #596CA2 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.13:1.

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Variations of #596CA2

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#596CA2 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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#596CA2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #596CA2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #526BA1
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5971A4
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #586FA3
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #526BA1
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #546CA1
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #3F777F
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #517193
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6E6E6E
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #696D7D

#596CA2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.13:1 Good#596CA2 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.09:1 Poor#596CA2 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#596CA2 in CSS

/* Twinkle Night */
.color { color: #596CA2; }
.background { background-color: #596CA2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #596CA2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(89 108 162);
color: hsl(224 29% 49%);
color: oklch(0.539 0.088 268.6);

#596CA2 FAQ

What color is #596CA2?

#596CA2 is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #596CA2?

#596CA2 is rgb(89, 108, 162) in RGB, hsl(224, 29%, 49%) in HSL and cmyk(45%, 33%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #596CA2?

The complementary color of #596CA2 is #A28F59, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #596CA2?

White text has the best contrast on #596CA2: 5.13:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #596CA2 a warm or cool color?

#596CA2 is a cool color.