Information about #6596D8 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#6596D8 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(101, 150, 216) — 39.6% red, 58.8% green, 84.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 45 / 26 / 0 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #6596D8 reads as a vivid, lively sky-leaning azure and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lowell's French Riviera Blue (#698FD3). Nearby in the Register you will also find Blue Gray (#6699CC) and Little Boy Blue (#6CA0DC).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(101, 150, 216)), which gives #6596D8 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#6596D8 color variations

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#6596D8 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #6596D8

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6596D8
  • RGB101, 150, 216
  • CMYK45, 26, 0, 15
  • HSL214°, 60%, 62%
  • HSL Precise214.435°, 59.585%, 62.157%
  • HSV214°, 53%, 85%
  • HSB214°, 53%, 85%
  • HEX ID6596D8
  • DECIMAL ID6657752
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB84.7%
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