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#5B59CD

#5b59cd ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5b59cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.61% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 241.03°, with 53.7% saturation and 57.65% 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 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 2.67.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1378

Complementary

  1. #5b59cd
  2. #cbcd59

Split complementary

  1. #5b59cd
  2. #cd9559
  3. #91cd59

Analogous

  1. #5991cd
  2. #5b59cd
  3. #9559cd

Triadic

  1. #5b59cd
  2. #cd5b59
  3. #59cd5b

Tetradic

  1. #5b59cd
  2. #cd59cb
  3. #cbcd59
  4. #59cd5b

Square

  1. #5b59cd
  2. #cd5991
  3. #cbcd59
  4. #59cd95

Monochromatic

  1. #22216c
  2. #3432a7
  3. #5b59cd
  4. #9594df
  5. #cfcff0

Shades

#5b59cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5b59cd
  2. #5250b9
  3. #4947a4
  4. #403e90
  5. #37357b
  6. #2e2d67
  7. #242452
  8. #1b1b3e
  9. #121229
  10. #090915
  11. #000000

Tints

#5b59cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5b59cd
  2. #6b6ad2
  3. #7c7ad7
  4. #8c8bdc
  5. #9d9be1
  6. #adace6
  7. #bdbdeb
  8. #cecdf0
  9. #dedef5
  10. #efeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5b59cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5b59cd
  2. #5f5dc5
  3. #6261be
  4. #6665b6
  5. #6a69ae
  6. #6e6da7
  7. #71709f
  8. #757497
  9. #79788f
  10. #7c7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #63629b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #20748a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3865cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #335fcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #406aa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5b59cd {
  color: #5b59cd;
}
Background
.bg-5b59cd {
  background-color: #5b59cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5b59cd {
  border: 2px solid #5b59cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5b59cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 241 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5b59cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b59cd, #9559cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5b59cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 2.67 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.01 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.50 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.44 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.49 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.57 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.53 #a4a632 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#5b59cd  rgb(91, 89, 205)  hsl(241, 54%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#cbcd59  rgb(203, 205, 89)  hsl(61, 54%, 58%)  Straw
#cd5b59  rgb(205, 91, 89)  hsl(1, 54%, 58%)  Indian Red
#59cd5b  rgb(89, 205, 91)  hsl(121, 54%, 58%)  Mantis