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#5F59CD

#5f59cd ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5f59cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.25% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.66% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 243.1°, 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 1.98.

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Relative luminance0.1399

Complementary

  1. #5f59cd
  2. #c7cd59

Split complementary

  1. #5f59cd
  2. #cd9959
  3. #8dcd59

Analogous

  1. #598dcd
  2. #5f59cd
  3. #9959cd

Triadic

  1. #5f59cd
  2. #cd5f59
  3. #59cd5f

Tetradic

  1. #5f59cd
  2. #cd59c7
  3. #c7cd59
  4. #59cd5f

Square

  1. #5f59cd
  2. #cd598d
  3. #c7cd59
  4. #59cd99

Monochromatic

  1. #25216c
  2. #3832a7
  3. #5f59cd
  4. #9894df
  5. #d0cff0

Shades

#5f59cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5f59cd
  2. #5650b9
  3. #4c47a4
  4. #433e90
  5. #39357b
  6. #302d67
  7. #262452
  8. #1d1b3e
  9. #131229
  10. #0a0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#5f59cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5f59cd
  2. #6f6ad2
  3. #7f7ad7
  4. #8f8bdc
  5. #9f9be1
  6. #aface6
  7. #bfbdeb
  8. #cfcdf0
  9. #dfdef5
  10. #efeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5f59cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5f59cd
  2. #625dc5
  3. #6661be
  4. #6965b6
  5. #6c69ae
  6. #706da7
  7. #73709f
  8. #767497
  9. #79788f
  10. #7d7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #65639b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006dd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0064cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2e748a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b65cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3860cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #466aa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5f59cd {
  color: #5f59cd;
}
Background
.bg-5f59cd {
  background-color: #5f59cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5f59cd {
  border: 2px solid #5f59cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5f59cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 95 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5f59cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5f59cd, #9959cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5f59cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(95 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 1.98 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 2.99 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.29 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.66 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.76 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.92 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.15 #a0a632 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#5f59cd  rgb(95, 89, 205)  hsl(243, 54%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#c7cd59  rgb(199, 205, 89)  hsl(63, 54%, 58%)  June Bud
#cd5f59  rgb(205, 95, 89)  hsl(3, 54%, 58%)  Indian Red
#59cd5f  rgb(89, 205, 95)  hsl(123, 54%, 58%)  Mantis