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#5561BA

#5561ba ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5561ba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 38.04% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.3% cyan, 47.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 232.87°, with 42.26% saturation and 53.14% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 5.9.

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Relative luminance0.1403

Complementary

  1. #5561ba
  2. #baae55

Split complementary

  1. #5561ba
  2. #ba7c55
  3. #94ba55

Analogous

  1. #5594ba
  2. #5561ba
  3. #7c55ba

Triadic

  1. #5561ba
  2. #ba5561
  3. #61ba55

Tetradic

  1. #5561ba
  2. #ae55ba
  3. #baae55
  4. #61ba55

Square

  1. #5561ba
  2. #ba5594
  3. #baae55
  4. #55ba7c

Monochromatic

  1. #222854
  2. #38428a
  3. #5561ba
  4. #8b94d0
  5. #c2c6e6

Shades

#5561ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5561ba
  2. #4d57a7
  3. #444e95
  4. #3c4482
  5. #333a70
  6. #2b315d
  7. #22274a
  8. #1a1d38
  9. #111325
  10. #090a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#5561ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5561ba
  2. #6671c1
  3. #7781c8
  4. #8890cf
  5. #99a0d6
  6. #aab0dd
  7. #bbc0e3
  8. #ccd0ea
  9. #dddff1
  10. #eeeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5561ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5561ba
  2. #5964b4
  3. #5e67ae
  4. #626aa9
  5. #666da3
  6. #6b719d
  7. #6f7497
  8. #737791
  9. #777a8c
  10. #7c7d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #616690 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #386dbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b65b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #237584 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4568bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4063b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d6d9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5561ba {
  color: #5561ba;
}
Background
.bg-5561ba {
  background-color: #5561ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5561ba {
  border: 2px solid #5561ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5561ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 97 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 42% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5561ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5561ba, #7c55ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5561ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 97 186 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.90 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.49 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.94 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.82 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.99 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.02 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.06 #aa9e45 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#5561ba  rgb(85, 97, 186)  hsl(233, 42%, 53%)  Slate Blue
#baae55  rgb(186, 174, 85)  hsl(53, 42%, 53%)  Vegas Gold
#ba5561  rgb(186, 85, 97)  hsl(353, 42%, 53%)  Brick Red
#61ba55  rgb(97, 186, 85)  hsl(113, 42%, 53%)  Mantis