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#5F61BA

#5f61ba ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5f61ba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.25% red, 38.04% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.92% cyan, 47.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 238.68°, with 39.74% saturation and 55.1% 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 4.54.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1453

Complementary

  1. #5f61ba
  2. #bab85f

Split complementary

  1. #5f61ba
  2. #ba8b5f
  3. #8fba5f

Analogous

  1. #5f8fba
  2. #5f61ba
  3. #8b5fba

Triadic

  1. #5f61ba
  2. #ba5f61
  3. #61ba5f

Tetradic

  1. #5f61ba
  2. #b85fba
  3. #bab85f
  4. #61ba5f

Square

  1. #5f61ba
  2. #ba5f8f
  3. #bab85f
  4. #5fba8b

Monochromatic

  1. #272859
  2. #3e3f8f
  3. #5f61ba
  4. #9496d1
  5. #cacbe8

Shades

#5f61ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5f61ba
  2. #5657a7
  3. #4c4e95
  4. #434482
  5. #393a70
  6. #30315d
  7. #26274a
  8. #1d1d38
  9. #131325
  10. #0a0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#5f61ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5f61ba
  2. #6f71c1
  3. #7f81c8
  4. #8f90cf
  5. #9fa0d6
  6. #afb0dd
  7. #bfc0e3
  8. #cfd0ea
  9. #dfdff1
  10. #efeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5f61ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5f61ba
  2. #6264b4
  3. #6667ae
  4. #696aa9
  5. #6c6da3
  6. #70719d
  7. #737497
  8. #767791
  9. #797a8c
  10. #7d7d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #666791 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a6ebd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3367b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3d7484 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c69bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4865b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d6d9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5f61ba {
  color: #5f61ba;
}
Background
.bg-5f61ba {
  background-color: #5f61ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5f61ba {
  border: 2px solid #5f61ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5f61ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 95 97 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 40% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5f61ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5f61ba, #8b5fba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5f61ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(95 97 186 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.54 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.52 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.25 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.70 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.76 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.17 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.34 #a09e45 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#5f61ba  rgb(95, 97, 186)  hsl(239, 40%, 55%)  Slate Blue
#bab85f  rgb(186, 184, 95)  hsl(59, 40%, 55%)  Dark Khaki
#ba5f61  rgb(186, 95, 97)  hsl(359, 40%, 55%)  Indian Red
#61ba5f  rgb(97, 186, 95)  hsl(119, 40%, 55%)  Mantis