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#595EBF

#595ebf ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#595ebf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.4% cyan, 50.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 237.06°, with 44.35% saturation and 54.9% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 4.27.

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Relative luminance0.1389

Complementary

  1. #595ebf
  2. #bfba59

Split complementary

  1. #595ebf
  2. #bf8759
  3. #91bf59

Analogous

  1. #5991bf
  2. #595ebf
  3. #8759bf

Triadic

  1. #595ebf
  2. #bf595e
  3. #5ebf59

Tetradic

  1. #595ebf
  2. #ba59bf
  3. #bfba59
  4. #5ebf59

Square

  1. #595ebf
  2. #bf5991
  3. #bfba59
  4. #59bf87

Monochromatic

  1. #23265c
  2. #393d93
  3. #595ebf
  4. #9094d4
  5. #c7c9ea

Shades

#595ebf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #595ebf
  2. #5055ac
  3. #474b99
  4. #3e4286
  5. #353873
  6. #2d2f60
  7. #24264c
  8. #1b1c39
  9. #121326
  10. #090913
  11. #000000

Tints

#595ebf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #595ebf
  2. #6a6ec5
  3. #7a7ecc
  4. #8b8ed2
  5. #9b9ed9
  6. #acafdf
  7. #bdbfe5
  8. #cdcfec
  9. #dedff2
  10. #eeeff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#595ebf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #595ebf
  2. #5d61b9
  3. #6165b2
  4. #6568ac
  5. #696ca6
  6. #6d6fa0
  7. #707299
  8. #747693
  9. #78798d
  10. #7c7d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #626493 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d6cc2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2064bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2b7485 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4367c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e62be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #426ca0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-595ebf {
  color: #595ebf;
}
Background
.bg-595ebf {
  background-color: #595ebf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-595ebf {
  border: 2px solid #595ebf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #595ebf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 94 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 44% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-595ebf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #595ebf, #8759bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-595ebf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 94 191 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.27 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.37 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.23 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.02 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.97 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.62 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.63 #a6a140 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#595ebf  rgb(89, 94, 191)  hsl(237, 44%, 55%)  Slate Blue
#bfba59  rgb(191, 186, 89)  hsl(57, 44%, 55%)  Dark Khaki
#bf595e  rgb(191, 89, 94)  hsl(357, 44%, 55%)  Indian Red
#5ebf59  rgb(94, 191, 89)  hsl(117, 44%, 55%)  Mantis