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#595EB8

#595eb8 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#595eb8 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 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.63% cyan, 48.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 236.84°, with 40.08% saturation and 53.53% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 4.94.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1359

Complementary

  1. #595eb8
  2. #b8b359

Split complementary

  1. #595eb8
  2. #b88359
  3. #8eb859

Analogous

  1. #598eb8
  2. #595eb8
  3. #8359b8

Triadic

  1. #595eb8
  2. #b8595e
  3. #5eb859

Tetradic

  1. #595eb8
  2. #b359b8
  3. #b8b359
  4. #5eb859

Square

  1. #595eb8
  2. #b8598e
  3. #b8b359
  4. #59b883

Monochromatic

  1. #242654
  2. #3b3f8a
  3. #595eb8
  4. #8f92cf
  5. #c4c6e6

Shades

#595eb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #595eb8
  2. #5055a6
  3. #474b93
  4. #3e4281
  5. #35386e
  6. #2d2f5c
  7. #24264a
  8. #1b1c37
  9. #121325
  10. #090912
  11. #000000

Tints

#595eb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #595eb8
  2. #6a6ebf
  3. #7a7ec6
  4. #8b8ecd
  5. #9b9ed4
  6. #acafdc
  7. #bdbfe3
  8. #cdcfea
  9. #dedff1
  10. #eeeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#595eb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #595eb8
  2. #5d61b2
  3. #6165ad
  4. #6568a7
  5. #696ca2
  6. #6d6f9c
  7. #707296
  8. #747691
  9. #78798b
  10. #7c7d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #62648f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #346bbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b63b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #317282 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4666ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4261b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #446a9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-595eb8 {
  color: #595eb8;
}
Background
.bg-595eb8 {
  background-color: #595eb8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-595eb8 {
  border: 2px solid #595eb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #595eb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 94 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 40% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-595eb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #595eb8, #8359b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-595eb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 94 184 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.94 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.00 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.04 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.73 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.63 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.64 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.89 #a6a147 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#595eb8  rgb(89, 94, 184)  hsl(237, 40%, 54%)  Slate Blue
#b8b359  rgb(184, 179, 89)  hsl(57, 40%, 54%)  Dark Khaki
#b8595e  rgb(184, 89, 94)  hsl(357, 40%, 54%)  Indian Red
#5eb859  rgb(94, 184, 89)  hsl(117, 40%, 54%)  Mantis