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#595EBD

#595ebd ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#595ebd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.91% cyan, 50.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 237°, with 43.1% saturation and 54.51% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 4.44.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.138

Complementary

  1. #595ebd
  2. #bdb859

Split complementary

  1. #595ebd
  2. #bd8659
  3. #90bd59

Analogous

  1. #5990bd
  2. #595ebd
  3. #8659bd

Triadic

  1. #595ebd
  2. #bd595e
  3. #5ebd59

Tetradic

  1. #595ebd
  2. #b859bd
  3. #bdb859
  4. #5ebd59

Square

  1. #595ebd
  2. #bd5990
  3. #bdb859
  4. #59bd86

Monochromatic

  1. #242659
  2. #393e90
  3. #595ebd
  4. #9093d3
  5. #c6c8e9

Shades

#595ebd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #595ebd
  2. #5055aa
  3. #474b97
  4. #3e4284
  5. #353871
  6. #2d2f5f
  7. #24264c
  8. #1b1c39
  9. #121326
  10. #090913
  11. #000000

Tints

#595ebd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #595ebd
  2. #6a6ec4
  3. #7a7eca
  4. #8b8ed1
  5. #9b9ed7
  6. #acafde
  7. #bdbfe5
  8. #cdcfeb
  9. #dedff2
  10. #eeeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#595ebd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #595ebd
  2. #5d61b7
  3. #6165b1
  4. #6568ab
  5. #696ca5
  6. #6d6f9f
  7. #707298
  8. #747692
  9. #78798c
  10. #7c7d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #626492 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f6cc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2364bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2d7384 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4467bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f62bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #436b9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-595ebd {
  color: #595ebd;
}
Background
.bg-595ebd {
  background-color: #595ebd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-595ebd {
  border: 2px solid #595ebd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #595ebd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 94 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 43% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-595ebd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #595ebd, #8659bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-595ebd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 94 189 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.44 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.53 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.45 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.21 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.22 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.61 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.62 #a6a142 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#595ebd  rgb(89, 94, 189)  hsl(237, 43%, 55%)  Slate Blue
#bdb859  rgb(189, 184, 89)  hsl(57, 43%, 55%)  Dark Khaki
#bd595e  rgb(189, 89, 94)  hsl(357, 43%, 55%)  Indian Red
#5ebd59  rgb(94, 189, 89)  hsl(117, 43%, 55%)  Mantis