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#595EB0

#595eb0 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#595eb0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 36.86% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.43% cyan, 46.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 236.55°, with 35.51% saturation and 51.96% 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 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 5.89.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1326

Complementary

  1. #595eb0
  2. #b0ab59

Split complementary

  1. #595eb0
  2. #b07f59
  3. #8ab059

Analogous

  1. #598ab0
  2. #595eb0
  3. #7f59b0

Triadic

  1. #595eb0
  2. #b0595e
  3. #5eb059

Tetradic

  1. #595eb0
  2. #ab59b0
  3. #b0ab59
  4. #5eb059

Square

  1. #595eb0
  2. #b0598a
  3. #b0ab59
  4. #59b07f

Monochromatic

  1. #24264c
  2. #3d4180
  3. #595eb0
  4. #8d90c9
  5. #c1c3e1

Shades

#595eb0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #595eb0
  2. #50559e
  3. #474b8d
  4. #3e427b
  5. #35386a
  6. #2d2f58
  7. #242646
  8. #1b1c35
  9. #121323
  10. #090912
  11. #000000

Tints

#595eb0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #595eb0
  2. #6a6eb8
  3. #7a7ec0
  4. #8b8ec8
  5. #9b9ed0
  6. #acafd8
  7. #bdbfdf
  8. #cdcfe7
  9. #dedfef
  10. #eeeff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#595eb0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #595eb0
  2. #5d61ab
  3. #6165a6
  4. #6568a2
  5. #696c9d
  6. #6d6f98
  7. #707293
  8. #74768e
  9. #78798a
  10. #7c7d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #61638a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b69b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3463ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #386f7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4965b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4661af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #476995 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-595eb0 {
  color: #595eb0;
}
Background
.bg-595eb0 {
  background-color: #595eb0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-595eb0 {
  border: 2px solid #595eb0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #595eb0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 94 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 36% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-595eb0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #595eb0, #7f59b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-595eb0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 94 176 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.89 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.91 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.09 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.66 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.85 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.86 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.04 #a6a14f Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#595eb0  rgb(89, 94, 176)  hsl(237, 36%, 52%)  Slate Blue
#b0ab59  rgb(176, 171, 89)  hsl(57, 36%, 52%)  Dark Khaki
#b0595e  rgb(176, 89, 94)  hsl(357, 36%, 52%)  Redwood
#5eb059  rgb(94, 176, 89)  hsl(117, 36%, 52%)  Mantis