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#5C59CD

#5c59cd ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5c59cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.08% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.12% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 241.55°, 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 2.49.

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Relative luminance0.1383

Complementary

  1. #5c59cd
  2. #cacd59

Split complementary

  1. #5c59cd
  2. #cd9659
  3. #90cd59

Analogous

  1. #5990cd
  2. #5c59cd
  3. #9659cd

Triadic

  1. #5c59cd
  2. #cd5c59
  3. #59cd5c

Tetradic

  1. #5c59cd
  2. #cd59ca
  3. #cacd59
  4. #59cd5c

Square

  1. #5c59cd
  2. #cd5990
  3. #cacd59
  4. #59cd96

Monochromatic

  1. #23216c
  2. #3532a7
  3. #5c59cd
  4. #9694df
  5. #cfcff0

Shades

#5c59cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5c59cd
  2. #5350b9
  3. #4a47a4
  4. #403e90
  5. #37357b
  6. #2e2d67
  7. #252452
  8. #1c1b3e
  9. #121229
  10. #090915
  11. #000000

Tints

#5c59cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5c59cd
  2. #6c6ad2
  3. #7d7ad7
  4. #8d8bdc
  5. #9d9be1
  6. #aeace6
  7. #bebdeb
  8. #cecdf0
  9. #dedef5
  10. #efeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5c59cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5c59cd
  2. #605dc5
  3. #6361be
  4. #6765b6
  5. #6a69ae
  6. #6e6da7
  7. #72709f
  8. #757497
  9. #79788f
  10. #7c7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 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 #0064cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #24748a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3965cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #345fcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #416aa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5c59cd {
  color: #5c59cd;
}
Background
.bg-5c59cd {
  background-color: #5c59cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5c59cd {
  border: 2px solid #5c59cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5c59cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 92 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5c59cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5c59cd, #9659cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5c59cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(92 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 2.49 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 2.99 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.43 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.51 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.59 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.59 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.44 #a3a632 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#5c59cd  rgb(92, 89, 205)  hsl(242, 54%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#cacd59  rgb(202, 205, 89)  hsl(62, 54%, 58%)  Straw
#cd5c59  rgb(205, 92, 89)  hsl(2, 54%, 58%)  Indian Red
#59cd5c  rgb(89, 205, 92)  hsl(122, 54%, 58%)  Mantis