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#5C61BA

#5c61ba ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5c61ba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.08% red, 38.04% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.54% cyan, 47.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 236.81°, with 40.52% saturation and 54.51% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 4.9.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1437

Complementary

  1. #5c61ba
  2. #bab55c

Split complementary

  1. #5c61ba
  2. #ba865c
  3. #90ba5c

Analogous

  1. #5c90ba
  2. #5c61ba
  3. #865cba

Triadic

  1. #5c61ba
  2. #ba5c61
  3. #61ba5c

Tetradic

  1. #5c61ba
  2. #b55cba
  3. #bab55c
  4. #61ba5c

Square

  1. #5c61ba
  2. #ba5c90
  3. #bab55c
  4. #5cba86

Monochromatic

  1. #252858
  2. #3c408e
  3. #5c61ba
  4. #9295d1
  5. #c7c9e8

Shades

#5c61ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5c61ba
  2. #5357a7
  3. #4a4e95
  4. #404482
  5. #373a70
  6. #2e315d
  7. #25274a
  8. #1c1d38
  9. #121325
  10. #090a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#5c61ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5c61ba
  2. #6c71c1
  3. #7d81c8
  4. #8d90cf
  5. #9da0d6
  6. #aeb0dd
  7. #bec0e3
  8. #ced0ea
  9. #dedff1
  10. #efeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5c61ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5c61ba
  2. #6064b4
  3. #6367ae
  4. #676aa9
  5. #6a6da3
  6. #6e719d
  7. #727497
  8. #757791
  9. #797a8c
  10. #7c7d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #656691 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #396ebd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3166b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #367484 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a69bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4664b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #486d9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5c61ba {
  color: #5c61ba;
}
Background
.bg-5c61ba {
  background-color: #5c61ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5c61ba {
  border: 2px solid #5c61ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5c61ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 92 97 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 41% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5c61ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5c61ba, #865cba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5c61ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(92 97 186 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.90 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.58 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.29 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.37 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.49 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.08 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.36 #a39e45 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#5c61ba  rgb(92, 97, 186)  hsl(237, 41%, 55%)  Slate Blue
#bab55c  rgb(186, 181, 92)  hsl(57, 41%, 55%)  Dark Khaki
#ba5c61  rgb(186, 92, 97)  hsl(357, 41%, 55%)  Indian Red
#61ba5c  rgb(97, 186, 92)  hsl(117, 41%, 55%)  Mantis