Close to Cornflower Blue
#599FF6
#599FF6 is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 34.9% red, 62.4% green, and 96.5% blue. Its hue is 213°, with 90% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #599FF6.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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7.71:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.72:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.71:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #599FF6 as they’d see it.
#599FF6 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #599FF6
What color is #599FF6?
#599FF6 is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 34.9% red, 62.4% green, and 96.5% blue. Its hue is 213°, with 90% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #599FF6 in RGB?
#599FF6 is rgb(89, 159, 246): 89 red, 159 green, and 246 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #599FF6 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(64, 35, 0, 4). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #599FF6?
PANTONE 279 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #599FF6?
Its complement #CD9146 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.