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#595EB7

#595eb7 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#595eb7 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 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.37% cyan, 48.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 236.81°, with 39.5% saturation and 53.33% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 5.05.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1355

Complementary

  1. #595eb7
  2. #b7b259

Split complementary

  1. #595eb7
  2. #b78359
  3. #8db759

Analogous

  1. #598db7
  2. #595eb7
  3. #8359b7

Triadic

  1. #595eb7
  2. #b7595e
  3. #5eb759

Tetradic

  1. #595eb7
  2. #b259b7
  3. #b7b259
  4. #5eb759

Square

  1. #595eb7
  2. #b7598d
  3. #b7b259
  4. #59b783

Monochromatic

  1. #242653
  2. #3b3f88
  3. #595eb7
  4. #8e92ce
  5. #c4c5e5

Shades

#595eb7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #595eb7
  2. #5055a5
  3. #474b92
  4. #3e4280
  5. #35386e
  6. #2d2f5c
  7. #242649
  8. #1b1c37
  9. #121325
  10. #090912
  11. #000000

Tints

#595eb7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #595eb7
  2. #6a6ebe
  3. #7a7ec5
  4. #8b8ecd
  5. #9b9ed4
  6. #acafdb
  7. #bdbfe2
  8. #cdcfe9
  9. #dedff1
  10. #eeeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#595eb7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #595eb7
  2. #5d61b2
  3. #6165ac
  4. #6568a7
  5. #696ca1
  6. #6d6f9c
  7. #707296
  8. #747691
  9. #78798b
  10. #7c7d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #62638e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #356bba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c63b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #327182 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4666b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4261b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #456a9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-595eb7 {
  color: #595eb7;
}
Background
.bg-595eb7 {
  background-color: #595eb7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-595eb7 {
  border: 2px solid #595eb7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #595eb7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 94 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 40% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-595eb7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #595eb7, #8359b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-595eb7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 94 183 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.05 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.10 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.17 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.84 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.65 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.65 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.02 #a6a148 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#595eb7  rgb(89, 94, 183)  hsl(237, 40%, 53%)  Slate Blue
#b7b259  rgb(183, 178, 89)  hsl(57, 40%, 53%)  Dark Khaki
#b7595e  rgb(183, 89, 94)  hsl(357, 40%, 53%)  Indian Red
#5eb759  rgb(94, 183, 89)  hsl(117, 40%, 53%)  Mantis