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#5961BA

#5961ba ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5961ba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 38.04% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.15% cyan, 47.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 235.05°, with 41.28% saturation and 53.92% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 5.31.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1422

Complementary

  1. #5961ba
  2. #bab259

Split complementary

  1. #5961ba
  2. #ba8159
  3. #91ba59

Analogous

  1. #5991ba
  2. #5961ba
  3. #8159ba

Triadic

  1. #5961ba
  2. #ba5961
  3. #61ba59

Tetradic

  1. #5961ba
  2. #b259ba
  3. #bab259
  4. #61ba59

Square

  1. #5961ba
  2. #ba5991
  3. #bab259
  4. #59ba81

Monochromatic

  1. #242856
  2. #3a418c
  3. #5961ba
  4. #8f94d0
  5. #c5c8e7

Shades

#5961ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5961ba
  2. #5057a7
  3. #474e95
  4. #3e4482
  5. #353a70
  6. #2d315d
  7. #24274a
  8. #1b1d38
  9. #121325
  10. #090a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#5961ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5961ba
  2. #6a71c1
  3. #7a81c8
  4. #8b90cf
  5. #9ba0d6
  6. #acb0dd
  7. #bdc0e3
  8. #cdd0ea
  9. #dedff1
  10. #eeeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5961ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5961ba
  2. #5d64b4
  3. #6167ae
  4. #656aa9
  5. #696da3
  6. #6d719d
  7. #707497
  8. #747791
  9. #787a8c
  10. #7c7d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #636691 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #396dbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e66b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2f7484 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4869bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4364b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #446d9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5961ba {
  color: #5961ba;
}
Background
.bg-5961ba {
  background-color: #5961ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5961ba {
  border: 2px solid #5961ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5961ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 97 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 41% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5961ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5961ba, #8159ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5961ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 97 186 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.31 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.70 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.92 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.53 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.25 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.62 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.83 #a69e45 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#5961ba  rgb(89, 97, 186)  hsl(235, 41%, 54%)  Slate Blue
#bab259  rgb(186, 178, 89)  hsl(55, 41%, 54%)  Dark Khaki
#ba5961  rgb(186, 89, 97)  hsl(355, 41%, 54%)  Indian Red
#61ba59  rgb(97, 186, 89)  hsl(115, 41%, 54%)  Mantis