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#596db8 color: Amparo Blue

#596db8 is rgb(89, 109, 184) in RGB and oklch(55.378% 0.11901 270.838) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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227°
100%

55.4%
0.119
271°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.88:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.30:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #596db8

#596db8 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 55.4% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 271°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.88:1 contrast and black text 4.3:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Amparo Blue (#556cb5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #596db8 mixed with white

  1. 596db8
  2. 687bc0
  3. 778ac7
  4. 8798cf
  5. 97a7d6
  6. a8b5dd
  7. b9c4e4
  8. cad2eb
  9. dbe1f2
  10. edf0f9

Darker: #596db8 mixed with black

  1. 596db8
  2. 4c5ea0
  3. 404f88
  4. 344171
  5. 28335b
  6. 1d2645
  7. 131931
  8. 090d1e
  9. 03040c
  10. 000102

Calmer: #596db8 with less saturation

  1. 596db8
  2. 5b6eb1
  3. 5e6fab
  4. 6070a4
  5. 63719d
  6. 657196
  7. 68728f
  8. 6b7288
  9. 6d7281
  10. 70727a

Questions about #596db8

What color is #596db8?

#596db8 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Amparo Blue. In RGB it is rgb(89, 109, 184), in HSL hsl(227.37, 40.08%, 53.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.378% 0.11901 270.838).

What colors go well with #596db8?

The complementary color of #596db8 is #8d6f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1b7ab1 and #7f60ad. The triadic partners are #ad5546 and #33864d.

Is white or black text more readable on #596db8?

White text reads better on #596db8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and black gives 4.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #596db8 a warm or cool color?

#596db8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 271 degrees, its lightness 55.4% and its chroma 0.119.