Palettes / Colors / #596BD5

#596BD5 — Blue

#596BD5 is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slateblue (#6A5ACD) — not an exact match. CSS slateblue gives you #6A5ACD, a different color; use #596BD5 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#596BD5 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D5C258; it also sits naturally between #58A9D5 and #8458D5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 35% · Green 42% · Blue 84%

Cyan 58% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 0% · Key 16%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #596BD5

.text { color: #596BD5; }
.background { background-color: #596BD5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #596BD5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(89, 107, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(231, 60%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #596BD5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(89, 107, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #596BD5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(89, 107, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#596BD5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#596BD5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5C258:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #596BD5: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #596BD5

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #596BD5 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #596BD5 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #596BD4  ·  #596BD6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #596BD5?

#596BD5 is Blue, a blue color (RGB 89, 107, 213). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #596BD5?

#596BD5 is RGB 89, 107, 213 — HSL 231°, 60%, 59% — CMYK 58%, 50%, 0%, 16%.

What colors go with #596BD5?

Its complement is #D5C258; analogous partners are #58A9D5 and #8458D5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #596BD5 for text?

White text on #596BD5 has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.49:1.