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#595EB6

#595eb6 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#595eb6 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 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.1% cyan, 48.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 236.77°, with 38.91% saturation and 53.14% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 5.16.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1351

Complementary

  1. #595eb6
  2. #b6b159

Split complementary

  1. #595eb6
  2. #b68359
  3. #8db659

Analogous

  1. #598db6
  2. #595eb6
  3. #8359b6

Triadic

  1. #595eb6
  2. #b6595e
  3. #5eb659

Tetradic

  1. #595eb6
  2. #b159b6
  3. #b6b159
  4. #5eb659

Square

  1. #595eb6
  2. #b6598d
  3. #b6b159
  4. #59b683

Monochromatic

  1. #242752
  2. #3b3f87
  3. #595eb6
  4. #8e92cd
  5. #c3c5e5

Shades

#595eb6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #595eb6
  2. #5055a4
  3. #474b92
  4. #3e427f
  5. #35386d
  6. #2d2f5b
  7. #242649
  8. #1b1c37
  9. #121324
  10. #090912
  11. #000000

Tints

#595eb6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #595eb6
  2. #6a6ebd
  3. #7a7ec5
  4. #8b8ecc
  5. #9b9ed3
  6. #acafdb
  7. #bdbfe2
  8. #cdcfe9
  9. #dedff0
  10. #eeeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#595eb6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #595eb6
  2. #5d61b1
  3. #6165ab
  4. #6568a6
  5. #696ca0
  6. #6d6f9b
  7. #707296
  8. #747690
  9. #78798b
  10. #7c7d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #62638d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #366bb9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d63b4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #337181 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4766b8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4361b5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #456a99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-595eb6 {
  color: #595eb6;
}
Background
.bg-595eb6 {
  background-color: #595eb6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-595eb6 {
  border: 2px solid #595eb6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #595eb6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 94 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 39% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-595eb6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #595eb6, #8359b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-595eb6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 94 182 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.16 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.21 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.29 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.95 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.67 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.67 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.12 #a6a149 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#595eb6  rgb(89, 94, 182)  hsl(237, 39%, 53%)  Slate Blue
#b6b159  rgb(182, 177, 89)  hsl(57, 39%, 53%)  Dark Khaki
#b6595e  rgb(182, 89, 94)  hsl(357, 39%, 53%)  Indian Red
#5eb659  rgb(94, 182, 89)  hsl(117, 39%, 53%)  Mantis