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#5959CD

#5959cd ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5959cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 53.7% saturation and 57.65% 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 3.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1368

Complementary

  1. #5959cd
  2. #cdcd59

Split complementary

  1. #5959cd
  2. #cd9359
  3. #93cd59

Analogous

  1. #5993cd
  2. #5959cd
  3. #9359cd

Triadic

  1. #5959cd
  2. #cd5959
  3. #59cd59

Tetradic

  1. #5959cd
  2. #cd59cd
  3. #cdcd59
  4. #59cd59

Square

  1. #5959cd
  2. #cd5993
  3. #cdcd59
  4. #59cd93

Monochromatic

  1. #21216c
  2. #3232a7
  3. #5959cd
  4. #9494df
  5. #cfcff0

Shades

#5959cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5959cd
  2. #5050b9
  3. #4747a4
  4. #3e3e90
  5. #35357b
  6. #2d2d67
  7. #242452
  8. #1b1b3e
  9. #121229
  10. #090915
  11. #000000

Tints

#5959cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5959cd
  2. #6a6ad2
  3. #7a7ad7
  4. #8b8bdc
  5. #9b9be1
  6. #acace6
  7. #bdbdeb
  8. #cdcdf0
  9. #dedef5
  10. #eeeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5959cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5959cd
  2. #5d5dc5
  3. #6161be
  4. #6565b6
  5. #6969ae
  6. #6d6da7
  7. #70709f
  8. #747497
  9. #78788f
  10. #7c7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #62629b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #17748a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3665cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #305fcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c6aa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5959cd {
  color: #5959cd;
}
Background
.bg-5959cd {
  background-color: #5959cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5959cd {
  border: 2px solid #5959cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5959cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5959cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5959cd, #9359cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5959cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.00 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.08 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.64 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.29 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.30 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.56 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.73 #a6a632 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#5959cd  rgb(89, 89, 205)  hsl(240, 54%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#cdcd59  rgb(205, 205, 89)  hsl(60, 54%, 58%)  Straw
#cd5959  rgb(205, 89, 89)  hsl(0, 54%, 58%)  Indian Red
#59cd59  rgb(89, 205, 89)  hsl(120, 54%, 58%)  Lime Green