MATLAB: I am using contour with a color bar. The axis are not equal sizes.

figure
%plotting the contour
contourf(x*2.54,y*2.54,pdata(j).k,64,'linecolor','none')
%setting color range
    colormap('jet')
    %allowing colorbar to be manipulated
    cbar = colorbar('peer', gca);
    %setting colorbar label
    cbar.Label.String = 'Mach Number';
    %setting axii labels
    xlabel('r [cm]')
    ylabel('r [cm]')
    %putting a scatter plot onto the contour
    hold on
    set(gca,'FontSize', fontsize);
   
        scatter(xxxx2*2.54,yyyy2*2.54,[],'k')
      
   
    st_fig_range = caxis;
    
    %setting colorbar ranges
        caxis([st_fig_range(1) st_fig_range(1)+1]);
        cbar.XTick=[round(st_fig_range(1),2):0.1:round(st_fig_range(1),2)+1];
        end
        %attempting to make axis square
 axis square
    %saving figure
    print(gcf,[figpath,Reynoldsrange,...
     sprintf('/ContourM%.0fz%.0f', machnumber,j) ],'-depsc','-loose')

So here is my code, hopefully these comments make sense. This is embedded in some research code I have been working on for several years so it may not be the cleanest, but it generally works really well. I am by no means an expert in Matlab, but I am happy with the codes efficiency (or lack there of). Mostly, the 'axis square' command isnt working.

Due to the colorbar, the axis arent completely square. The plot is slightly taller than it is long. I need to automate this because of how many figures I am producing. Is there a method, brute force or otherwise, that would make this work?

I would love some help! Thanks!

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