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#535884

#535884 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#535884 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 34.51% green and 51.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.12% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.24% black. Its hue angle is 233.88°, with 22.79% saturation and 42.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 9.96.

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Relative luminance0.1048

Complementary

  1. #535884
  2. #847f53

Split complementary

  1. #535884
  2. #846753
  3. #718453

Analogous

  1. #537184
  2. #535884
  3. #675384

Triadic

  1. #535884
  2. #845358
  3. #588453

Tetradic

  1. #535884
  2. #7f5384
  3. #847f53
  4. #588453

Square

  1. #535884
  2. #845371
  3. #847f53
  4. #538467

Monochromatic

  1. #181926
  2. #353955
  3. #535884
  4. #797eab
  5. #a8abc8

Shades

#535884 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #535884
  2. #4b4f77
  3. #42466a
  4. #3a3e5c
  5. #32354f
  6. #2a2c42
  7. #212335
  8. #191a28
  9. #11121a
  10. #08090d
  11. #000000

Tints

#535884 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #535884
  2. #646990
  3. #75799d
  4. #878aa9
  5. #989bb5
  6. #a9acc2
  7. #babcce
  8. #cbcdda
  9. #dddee6
  10. #eeeef3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#535884 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #535884
  2. #585c84
  3. #5c6083
  4. #616483
  5. #656882
  6. #6a6c82
  7. #6e7082
  8. #737481
  9. #777881
  10. #7c7c80
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #585a6e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a5d86 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #475983 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #456068 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e5b85 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c5983 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b5d74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-535884 {
  color: #535884;
}
Background
.bg-535884 {
  background-color: #535884;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-535884 {
  border: 2px solid #535884;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #535884;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 88 132;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 23% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-535884 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #535884, #675384);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-535884 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 88 132 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.96 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 11.18 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 11.53 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.64 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 12.00 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 12.24 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 12.46 #aca77b Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#535884  rgb(83, 88, 132)  hsl(234, 23%, 42%)  Dark Slate Blue
#847f53  rgb(132, 127, 83)  hsl(54, 23%, 42%)  Moss Green
#845358  rgb(132, 83, 88)  hsl(354, 23%, 42%)  Tuscan Red
#588453  rgb(88, 132, 83)  hsl(114, 23%, 42%)  Fern Green