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#596EA4 closest to Twinkle Night

#596EA4 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, 43.1% green and 64.3% blue (rgb(89, 110, 164)). Its HSL value is 223° hue, 30% saturation and 50% lightness, and in CMYK it is 46% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. #596EA4 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.01:1.

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Variations of #596EA4

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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#596EA4 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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#596EA4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #596EA4 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 #536CA3
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5A73A6
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5A71A5
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #536CA3
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #556DA3
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #3D7981
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #517395
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6F6F6F
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6A6F7F

#596EA4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.01:1 Good#596EA4 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.19:1 Poor#596EA4 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#596EA4 in CSS

/* Twinkle Night */
.color { color: #596EA4; }
.background { background-color: #596EA4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #596EA4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(89 110 164);
color: hsl(223 30% 50%);
color: oklch(0.545 0.088 267.3);

#596EA4 FAQ

What color is #596EA4?

#596EA4 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 #596EA4?

#596EA4 is rgb(89, 110, 164) in RGB, hsl(223, 30%, 50%) in HSL and cmyk(46%, 33%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #596EA4?

The complementary color of #596EA4 is #A48F59, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #596EA4?

White text has the best contrast on #596EA4: 5.01:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #596EA4 a warm or cool color?

#596EA4 is a cool color.