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#596EFF closest to Blue Öyster Cult

#596EFF is a medium, vivid blue; the closest named color is Blue Öyster Cult. In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 43.1% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(89, 110, 255)). Its HSL value is 232° hue, 100% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 65% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #596EFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.10:1.

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Variations of #596EFF

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

How #596EFF 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 #0076FC
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0085FF
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0D7EFF
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0076FC
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0075FD
  • Tritanopia 65% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #0091AC
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #3C7EDE
  • Achromatopsia 57% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7D7D7D
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7579AA

#596EFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.12:1 Poor#596EFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.10:1 Good#596EFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#596EFF in CSS

/* Blue Öyster Cult */
.color { color: #596EFF; }
.background { background-color: #596EFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #596EFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(89 110 255);
color: hsl(232 100% 67%);
color: oklch(0.604 0.215 272.1);

#596EFF FAQ

What color is #596EFF?

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

What is the RGB value of #596EFF?

#596EFF is rgb(89, 110, 255) in RGB, hsl(232, 100%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(65%, 57%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #596EFF?

The complementary color of #596EFF is #FFEA59, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #596EFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #596EFF: 5.10:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #596EFF a warm or cool color?

#596EFF is a cool color.