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#596fa7 color: Splendour and Pride

#596fa7 is rgb(89, 111, 167) in RGB and oklch(54.857% 0.09167 267.05) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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223°
100%

54.9%
0.092
267°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.93:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.26:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #596fa7

#596fa7 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 54.9% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 267°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.93:1 contrast and black text 4.26:1, 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: #596fa7 mixed with white

  1. 596fa7
  2. 687db0
  3. 788bb9
  4. 8899c2
  5. 98a7cb
  6. a8b5d4
  7. b9c4dd
  8. cad2e5
  9. dce1ee
  10. edf0f6

Darker: #596fa7 mixed with black

  1. 596fa7
  2. 4c6091
  3. 40517b
  4. 344266
  5. 283452
  6. 1d273e
  7. 131a2c
  8. 090e1a
  9. 03040a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #596fa7 with less saturation

  1. 596fa7
  2. 5b6fa2
  3. 5e709d
  4. 607097
  5. 637192
  6. 65718d
  7. 677187
  8. 6a7182
  9. 6c717c
  10. 6f7177

Questions about #596fa7

What color is #596fa7?

#596fa7 is soft blue. The closest named color is Splendour and Pride. In RGB it is rgb(89, 111, 167), in HSL hsl(223.08, 30.71%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.857% 0.09167 267.05).

What colors go well with #596fa7?

The complementary color of #596fa7 is #886d2a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3579a0 and #7765a0. The triadic partners are #a05b54 and #4a8051.

Is white or black text more readable on #596fa7?

White text reads better on #596fa7: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and black gives 4.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #596fa7 a warm or cool color?

#596fa7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 267 degrees, its lightness 54.9% and its chroma 0.092.