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#595EB1

#595eb1 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#595eb1 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 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.72% cyan, 46.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 236.59°, with 36.07% saturation and 52.16% 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 5.76.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.133

Complementary

  1. #595eb1
  2. #b1ac59

Split complementary

  1. #595eb1
  2. #b18059
  3. #8ab159

Analogous

  1. #598ab1
  2. #595eb1
  3. #8059b1

Triadic

  1. #595eb1
  2. #b1595e
  3. #5eb159

Tetradic

  1. #595eb1
  2. #ac59b1
  3. #b1ac59
  4. #5eb159

Square

  1. #595eb1
  2. #b1598a
  3. #b1ac59
  4. #59b180

Monochromatic

  1. #24264d
  2. #3d4081
  3. #595eb1
  4. #8d90c9
  5. #c1c3e2

Shades

#595eb1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #595eb1
  2. #50559f
  3. #474b8e
  4. #3e427c
  5. #35386a
  6. #2d2f59
  7. #242647
  8. #1b1c35
  9. #121323
  10. #090912
  11. #000000

Tints

#595eb1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #595eb1
  2. #6a6eb9
  3. #7a7ec1
  4. #8b8ec8
  5. #9b9ed0
  6. #acafd8
  7. #bdbfe0
  8. #cdcfe8
  9. #dedfef
  10. #eeeff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#595eb1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #595eb1
  2. #5d61ac
  3. #6165a7
  4. #6568a2
  5. #696c9d
  6. #6d6f99
  7. #707294
  8. #74768f
  9. #78798a
  10. #7c7d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #61638a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a6ab4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3363af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #37707f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4965b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4561b0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #476995 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-595eb1 {
  color: #595eb1;
}
Background
.bg-595eb1 {
  background-color: #595eb1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-595eb1 {
  border: 2px solid #595eb1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #595eb1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 94 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 36% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-595eb1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #595eb1, #8059b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-595eb1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 94 177 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.76 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.78 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.95 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.53 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.81 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.82 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.05 #a6a14e Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#595eb1  rgb(89, 94, 177)  hsl(237, 36%, 52%)  Slate Blue
#b1ac59  rgb(177, 172, 89)  hsl(57, 36%, 52%)  Dark Khaki
#b1595e  rgb(177, 89, 94)  hsl(357, 36%, 52%)  Redwood
#5eb159  rgb(94, 177, 89)  hsl(117, 36%, 52%)  Mantis