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#595EB9

#595eb9 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#595eb9 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 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.89% cyan, 49.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 236.88°, with 40.68% saturation and 53.73% 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 4.83.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1363

Complementary

  1. #595eb9
  2. #b9b459

Split complementary

  1. #595eb9
  2. #b98459
  3. #8eb959

Analogous

  1. #598eb9
  2. #595eb9
  3. #8459b9

Triadic

  1. #595eb9
  2. #b9595e
  3. #5eb959

Tetradic

  1. #595eb9
  2. #b459b9
  3. #b9b459
  4. #5eb959

Square

  1. #595eb9
  2. #b9598e
  3. #b9b459
  4. #59b984

Monochromatic

  1. #242655
  2. #3b3f8b
  3. #595eb9
  4. #8f92d0
  5. #c5c6e6

Shades

#595eb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #595eb9
  2. #5055a7
  3. #474b94
  4. #3e4282
  5. #35386f
  6. #2d2f5d
  7. #24264a
  8. #1b1c38
  9. #121325
  10. #090913
  11. #000000

Tints

#595eb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #595eb9
  2. #6a6ec0
  3. #7a7ec7
  4. #8b8ece
  5. #9b9ed5
  6. #acafdc
  7. #bdbfe3
  8. #cdcfea
  9. #dedff1
  10. #eeeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#595eb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #595eb9
  2. #5d61b3
  3. #6165ae
  4. #6568a8
  5. #696ca2
  6. #6d6f9d
  7. #707297
  8. #747691
  9. #78798b
  10. #7c7d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #62648f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #336bbc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2964b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #307283 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4566bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4161b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #446a9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-595eb9 {
  color: #595eb9;
}
Background
.bg-595eb9 {
  background-color: #595eb9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-595eb9 {
  border: 2px solid #595eb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #595eb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 94 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 41% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-595eb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #595eb9, #8459b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-595eb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 94 185 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.83 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.90 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.92 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.62 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.62 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.63 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.75 #a6a146 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#595eb9  rgb(89, 94, 185)  hsl(237, 41%, 54%)  Slate Blue
#b9b459  rgb(185, 180, 89)  hsl(57, 41%, 54%)  Dark Khaki
#b9595e  rgb(185, 89, 94)  hsl(357, 41%, 54%)  Indian Red
#5eb959  rgb(94, 185, 89)  hsl(117, 41%, 54%)  Mantis