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#595EB2

#595eb2 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#595eb2 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 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 47.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 236.63°, with 36.63% saturation and 52.35% 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 5.64.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1334

Complementary

  1. #595eb2
  2. #b2ad59

Split complementary

  1. #595eb2
  2. #b28059
  3. #8ab259

Analogous

  1. #598ab2
  2. #595eb2
  3. #8059b2

Triadic

  1. #595eb2
  2. #b2595e
  3. #5eb259

Tetradic

  1. #595eb2
  2. #ad59b2
  3. #b2ad59
  4. #5eb259

Square

  1. #595eb2
  2. #b2598a
  3. #b2ad59
  4. #59b280

Monochromatic

  1. #24264e
  2. #3c4082
  3. #595eb2
  4. #8d91ca
  5. #c2c3e2

Shades

#595eb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #595eb2
  2. #5055a0
  3. #474b8e
  4. #3e427d
  5. #35386b
  6. #2d2f59
  7. #242647
  8. #1b1c35
  9. #121324
  10. #090912
  11. #000000

Tints

#595eb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #595eb2
  2. #6a6eba
  3. #7a7ec1
  4. #8b8ec9
  5. #9b9ed1
  6. #acafd9
  7. #bdbfe0
  8. #cdcfe8
  9. #dedff0
  10. #eeeff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#595eb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #595eb2
  2. #5d61ad
  3. #6165a8
  4. #6568a3
  5. #696c9e
  6. #6d6f99
  7. #707294
  8. #74768f
  9. #78798a
  10. #7c7d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #61638b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a6ab5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3263b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #36707f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4865b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4561b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #476996 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-595eb2 {
  color: #595eb2;
}
Background
.bg-595eb2 {
  background-color: #595eb2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-595eb2 {
  border: 2px solid #595eb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #595eb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 94 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 37% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-595eb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #595eb2, #8059b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-595eb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 94 178 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.64 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.66 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.82 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.41 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.77 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.78 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.06 #a6a14d Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#595eb2  rgb(89, 94, 178)  hsl(237, 37%, 52%)  Slate Blue
#b2ad59  rgb(178, 173, 89)  hsl(57, 37%, 52%)  Dark Khaki
#b2595e  rgb(178, 89, 94)  hsl(357, 37%, 52%)  Redwood
#5eb259  rgb(94, 178, 89)  hsl(117, 37%, 52%)  Mantis