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#565796

#565796 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#565796 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 34.12% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.67% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 239.06°, with 27.12% saturation and 46.27% 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 6.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 8.3.

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Relative luminance0.11

Complementary

  1. #565796
  2. #969556

Split complementary

  1. #565796
  2. #967556
  3. #779656

Analogous

  1. #567796
  2. #565796
  3. #755696

Triadic

  1. #565796
  2. #965657
  3. #579656

Tetradic

  1. #565796
  2. #955696
  3. #969556
  4. #579656

Square

  1. #565796
  2. #965677
  3. #969556
  4. #569675

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1f35
  2. #3a3b65
  3. #565796
  4. #8182b7
  5. #b2b3d3

Shades

#565796 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #565796
  2. #4d4e87
  3. #454678
  4. #3c3d69
  5. #34345a
  6. #2b2c4b
  7. #22233c
  8. #1a1a2d
  9. #11111e
  10. #09090f
  11. #000000

Tints

#565796 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #565796
  2. #6768a1
  3. #7879ab
  4. #8989b6
  5. #9a9ac0
  6. #ababcb
  7. #bbbcd5
  8. #cccde0
  9. #ddddea
  10. #eeeef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#565796 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #565796
  2. #5a5b94
  3. #5e5f92
  4. #63638f
  5. #67678d
  6. #6b6c8b
  7. #6f7089
  8. #737487
  9. #787884
  10. #7c7c82
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a5b78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #406098 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d5b95 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #42646f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a5c97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #485995 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b5f80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-565796 {
  color: #565796;
}
Background
.bg-565796 {
  background-color: #565796;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-565796 {
  border: 2px solid #565796;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #565796;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 87 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 27% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-565796 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #565796, #755696);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-565796 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 87 150 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.30 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.96 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.12 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.56 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.79 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 10.45 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.88 #a9a869 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#565796  rgb(86, 87, 150)  hsl(239, 27%, 46%)  Dark Slate Blue
#969556  rgb(150, 149, 86)  hsl(59, 27%, 46%)  Moss Green
#965657  rgb(150, 86, 87)  hsl(359, 27%, 46%)  Redwood
#579656  rgb(87, 150, 86)  hsl(119, 27%, 46%)  Sea Green