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#595AAA

#595aaa ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#595aaa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 35.29% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.65% cyan, 47.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 239.26°, with 32.27% saturation and 50.78% 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 6.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 6.3.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1234

Complementary

  1. #595aaa
  2. #aaa959

Split complementary

  1. #595aaa
  2. #aa8059
  3. #82aa59

Analogous

  1. #5982aa
  2. #595aaa
  3. #8059aa

Triadic

  1. #595aaa
  2. #aa595a
  3. #5aaa59

Tetradic

  1. #595aaa
  2. #a959aa
  3. #aaa959
  4. #5aaa59

Square

  1. #595aaa
  2. #aa5982
  3. #aaa959
  4. #59aa80

Monochromatic

  1. #242446
  2. #3e3f79
  3. #595aaa
  4. #8c8cc4
  5. #bebfde

Shades

#595aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #595aaa
  2. #505199
  3. #474888
  4. #3e3f77
  5. #353666
  6. #2d2d55
  7. #242444
  8. #1b1b33
  9. #121222
  10. #090911
  11. #000000

Tints

#595aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #595aaa
  2. #6a6bb3
  3. #7a7bbb
  4. #8b8cc4
  5. #9b9ccc
  6. #acadd5
  7. #bdbddd
  8. #cdcee6
  9. #dedeee
  10. #eeeff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#595aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #595aaa
  2. #5d5ea6
  3. #6162a2
  4. #65659d
  5. #696999
  6. #6d6d95
  7. #707191
  8. #74758d
  9. #787888
  10. #7c7c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f5f85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3966ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3360a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3c6b7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4861ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #455da9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #496590 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-595aaa {
  color: #595aaa;
}
Background
.bg-595aaa {
  background-color: #595aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-595aaa {
  border: 2px solid #595aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #595aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 90 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 32% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-595aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #595aaa, #8059aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-595aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 90 170 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.30 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.84 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.85 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.28 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.31 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.08 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.72 #a6a555 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#595aaa  rgb(89, 90, 170)  hsl(239, 32%, 51%)  Slate Blue
#aaa959  rgb(170, 169, 89)  hsl(59, 32%, 51%)  Dark Khaki
#aa595a  rgb(170, 89, 90)  hsl(359, 32%, 51%)  Redwood
#5aaa59  rgb(90, 170, 89)  hsl(119, 32%, 51%)  Medium Sea Green