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#595EBC

#595ebc ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#595ebc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.66% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 236.97°, with 42.49% saturation and 54.31% 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 4.54.

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Relative luminance0.1376

Complementary

  1. #595ebc
  2. #bcb759

Split complementary

  1. #595ebc
  2. #bc8559
  3. #8fbc59

Analogous

  1. #598fbc
  2. #595ebc
  3. #8559bc

Triadic

  1. #595ebc
  2. #bc595e
  3. #5ebc59

Tetradic

  1. #595ebc
  2. #b759bc
  3. #bcb759
  4. #5ebc59

Square

  1. #595ebc
  2. #bc598f
  3. #bcb759
  4. #59bc85

Monochromatic

  1. #242658
  2. #3a3e8f
  3. #595ebc
  4. #8f93d2
  5. #c6c8e8

Shades

#595ebc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #595ebc
  2. #5055a9
  3. #474b96
  4. #3e4284
  5. #353871
  6. #2d2f5e
  7. #24264b
  8. #1b1c38
  9. #121326
  10. #090913
  11. #000000

Tints

#595ebc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #595ebc
  2. #6a6ec3
  3. #7a7ec9
  4. #8b8ed0
  5. #9b9ed7
  6. #acafde
  7. #bdbfe4
  8. #cdcfeb
  9. #dedff2
  10. #eeeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#595ebc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #595ebc
  2. #5d61b6
  3. #6165b0
  4. #6568aa
  5. #696ca4
  6. #6d6f9e
  7. #707298
  8. #747692
  9. #78798c
  10. #7c7d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #626491 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #306cbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2564ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2e7384 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4467be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4062bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #436b9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-595ebc {
  color: #595ebc;
}
Background
.bg-595ebc {
  background-color: #595ebc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-595ebc {
  border: 2px solid #595ebc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #595ebc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 94 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 42% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-595ebc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #595ebc, #8559bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-595ebc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 94 188 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.54 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.62 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.57 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.31 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.35 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.60 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.62 #a6a143 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#595ebc  rgb(89, 94, 188)  hsl(237, 42%, 54%)  Slate Blue
#bcb759  rgb(188, 183, 89)  hsl(57, 42%, 54%)  Dark Khaki
#bc595e  rgb(188, 89, 94)  hsl(357, 42%, 54%)  Indian Red
#5ebc59  rgb(94, 188, 89)  hsl(117, 42%, 54%)  Mantis