Palettes / Colors / #596EE3

#596EE3 — Blue

#596EE3 is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color RoyalBlue (#4169E1). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: royalblue (#4169E1) — not an exact match. CSS royalblue gives you #4169E1, a different color; use #596EE3 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.

#596EE3 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 #E3CE59; it also sits naturally between #59B3E3 and #8959E3. 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 43% · Blue 89%

Cyan 61% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #596EE3

.text { color: #596EE3; }
.background { background-color: #596EE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #596EE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(89, 110, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(231, 71%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #596EE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(89, 110, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #596EE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(89, 110, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#596EE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#596EE3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3CE59:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #596EE3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #596EE3

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 #596EE3 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 #596EE3 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

← #596EE2  ·  #596EE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #596EE3?

#596EE3 is Blue, a blue color (RGB 89, 110, 227). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #596EE3?

#596EE3 is RGB 89, 110, 227 — HSL 231°, 71%, 62% — CMYK 61%, 52%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #596EE3?

Its complement is #E3CE59; analogous partners are #59B3E3 and #8959E3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #596EE3 for text?

Black text on #596EE3 has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.41:1.