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#595EB4

#595eb4 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#595eb4 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 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.56% cyan, 47.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 236.7°, with 37.76% saturation and 52.75% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 5.4.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1342

Complementary

  1. #595eb4
  2. #b4af59

Split complementary

  1. #595eb4
  2. #b48259
  3. #8cb459

Analogous

  1. #598cb4
  2. #595eb4
  3. #8259b4

Triadic

  1. #595eb4
  2. #b4595e
  3. #5eb459

Tetradic

  1. #595eb4
  2. #af59b4
  3. #b4af59
  4. #5eb459

Square

  1. #595eb4
  2. #b4598c
  3. #b4af59
  4. #59b482

Monochromatic

  1. #242750
  2. #3c4085
  3. #595eb4
  4. #8e91cc
  5. #c2c4e4

Shades

#595eb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #595eb4
  2. #5055a2
  3. #474b90
  4. #3e427e
  5. #35386c
  6. #2d2f5a
  7. #242648
  8. #1b1c36
  9. #121324
  10. #090912
  11. #000000

Tints

#595eb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #595eb4
  2. #6a6ebc
  3. #7a7ec3
  4. #8b8ecb
  5. #9b9ed2
  6. #acafda
  7. #bdbfe1
  8. #cdcfe9
  9. #dedff0
  10. #eeeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#595eb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #595eb4
  2. #5d61af
  3. #6165aa
  4. #6568a4
  5. #696c9f
  6. #6d6f9a
  7. #707295
  8. #747690
  9. #78798a
  10. #7c7d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #61638c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #386ab7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f63b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #357180 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4766b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4461b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #466a98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-595eb4 {
  color: #595eb4;
}
Background
.bg-595eb4 {
  background-color: #595eb4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-595eb4 {
  border: 2px solid #595eb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #595eb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 94 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 38% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-595eb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #595eb4, #8259b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-595eb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 94 180 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.40 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.43 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.55 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.18 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.71 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.72 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.09 #a6a14b Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#595eb4  rgb(89, 94, 180)  hsl(237, 38%, 53%)  Slate Blue
#b4af59  rgb(180, 175, 89)  hsl(57, 38%, 53%)  Dark Khaki
#b4595e  rgb(180, 89, 94)  hsl(357, 38%, 53%)  Redwood
#5eb459  rgb(94, 180, 89)  hsl(117, 38%, 53%)  Mantis