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#5B61BA

#5b61ba ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5b61ba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 38.04% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.08% cyan, 47.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 236.21°, with 40.77% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 5.03.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1432

Complementary

  1. #5b61ba
  2. #bab45b

Split complementary

  1. #5b61ba
  2. #ba845b
  3. #90ba5b

Analogous

  1. #5b90ba
  2. #5b61ba
  3. #845bba

Triadic

  1. #5b61ba
  2. #ba5b61
  3. #61ba5b

Tetradic

  1. #5b61ba
  2. #b45bba
  3. #bab45b
  4. #61ba5b

Square

  1. #5b61ba
  2. #ba5b90
  3. #bab45b
  4. #5bba84

Monochromatic

  1. #252857
  2. #3b418d
  3. #5b61ba
  4. #9195d1
  5. #c7c9e7

Shades

#5b61ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5b61ba
  2. #5257a7
  3. #494e95
  4. #404482
  5. #373a70
  6. #2e315d
  7. #24274a
  8. #1b1d38
  9. #121325
  10. #090a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#5b61ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5b61ba
  2. #6b71c1
  3. #7c81c8
  4. #8c90cf
  5. #9da0d6
  6. #adb0dd
  7. #bdc0e3
  8. #ced0ea
  9. #dedff1
  10. #efeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5b61ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5b61ba
  2. #5f64b4
  3. #6267ae
  4. #666aa9
  5. #6a6da3
  6. #6e719d
  7. #717497
  8. #757791
  9. #797a8c
  10. #7c7d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #646691 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #396ebd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3066b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #347484 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4969bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4564b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #476d9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5b61ba {
  color: #5b61ba;
}
Background
.bg-5b61ba {
  background-color: #5b61ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5b61ba {
  border: 2px solid #5b61ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5b61ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 97 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 41% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5b61ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b61ba, #845bba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5b61ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 97 186 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.03 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.62 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.16 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.42 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.40 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.92 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.18 #a49e45 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#5b61ba  rgb(91, 97, 186)  hsl(236, 41%, 54%)  Slate Blue
#bab45b  rgb(186, 180, 91)  hsl(56, 41%, 54%)  Dark Khaki
#ba5b61  rgb(186, 91, 97)  hsl(356, 41%, 54%)  Indian Red
#61ba5b  rgb(97, 186, 91)  hsl(116, 41%, 54%)  Mantis