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#596fa2 color: Splendour and Pride

#596fa2 is rgb(89, 111, 162) in RGB and oklch(54.596% 0.08435 265.852) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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222°
100%

54.6%
0.084
266°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.98:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.22:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #596fa2

#596fa2 is a muted blue color. In OKLCH it has 54.6% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 266°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.98:1 contrast and black text 4.22:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Splendour and Pride (#5870a4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #596fa2 mixed with white

  1. 596fa2
  2. 687dab
  3. 788bb5
  4. 8899be
  5. 98a7c8
  6. a8b5d1
  7. b9c4da
  8. cad2e3
  9. dce1ed
  10. edf0f6

Darker: #596fa2 mixed with black

  1. 596fa2
  2. 4c608c
  3. 405177
  4. 344263
  5. 28344f
  6. 1d273c
  7. 131a2a
  8. 090e19
  9. 03040a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #596fa2 with less saturation

  1. 596fa2
  2. 5b6f9d
  3. 5e7098
  4. 607093
  5. 62708f
  6. 65708a
  7. 677085
  8. 697080
  9. 6c707b
  10. 6e7075

Questions about #596fa2

What color is #596fa2?

#596fa2 is muted blue. The closest named color is Splendour and Pride. In RGB it is rgb(89, 111, 162), in HSL hsl(221.92, 29.08%, 49.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.596% 0.08435 265.852).

What colors go well with #596fa2?

The complementary color of #596fa2 is #866d31. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #39789b and #75669c. The triadic partners are #9c5c56 and #4f7e52.

Is white or black text more readable on #596fa2?

White text reads better on #596fa2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and black gives 4.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #596fa2 a warm or cool color?

#596fa2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 266 degrees, its lightness 54.6% and its chroma 0.084.