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#565196

#565196 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#565196 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 31.76% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.67% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 244.35°, with 29.87% saturation and 45.29% 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 6.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 6.31.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1007

Complementary

  1. #565196
  2. #919651

Split complementary

  1. #565196
  2. #967851
  3. #6e9651

Analogous

  1. #516e96
  2. #565196
  3. #785196

Triadic

  1. #565196
  2. #965651
  3. #519656

Tetradic

  1. #565196
  2. #965191
  3. #919651
  4. #519656

Square

  1. #565196
  2. #96516e
  3. #919651
  4. #519678

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1b33
  2. #3a3664
  3. #565196
  4. #807bb8
  5. #b0add3

Shades

#565196 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #565196
  2. #4d4987
  3. #454178
  4. #3c3969
  5. #34315a
  6. #2b294b
  7. #22203c
  8. #1a182d
  9. #11101e
  10. #09080f
  11. #000000

Tints

#565196 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #565196
  2. #6762a1
  3. #7874ab
  4. #8985b6
  5. #9a97c0
  6. #aba8cb
  7. #bbb9d5
  8. #cccbe0
  9. #dddcea
  10. #eeeef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#565196 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #565196
  2. #5a5694
  3. #5e5a92
  4. #635f8f
  5. #67648d
  6. #6b698b
  7. #6f6d89
  8. #737287
  9. #787784
  10. #7c7b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #585676 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #375b99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #355794 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #435f6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #455798 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #445595 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b5a7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-565196 {
  color: #565196;
}
Background
.bg-565196 {
  background-color: #565196;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-565196 {
  border: 2px solid #565196;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #565196;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 81 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 30% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-565196 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #565196, #785196);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-565196 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 81 150 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.31 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.59 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.94 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.23 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.54 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 10.11 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 10.29 #a9ae69 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#565196  rgb(86, 81, 150)  hsl(244, 30%, 45%)  Dark Slate Blue
#919651  rgb(145, 150, 81)  hsl(64, 30%, 45%)  Moss Green
#965651  rgb(150, 86, 81)  hsl(4, 30%, 45%)  Redwood
#519656  rgb(81, 150, 86)  hsl(124, 30%, 45%)  Sea Green