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#565AC8

#565ac8 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#565ac8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 35.29% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 237.89°, with 50.89% saturation and 56.08% 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 3.69.

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Relative luminance0.1346

Complementary

  1. #565ac8
  2. #c8c456

Split complementary

  1. #565ac8
  2. #c88b56
  3. #93c856

Analogous

  1. #5693c8
  2. #565ac8
  3. #8b56c8

Triadic

  1. #565ac8
  2. #c8565a
  3. #5ac856

Tetradic

  1. #565ac8
  2. #c456c8
  3. #c8c456
  4. #5ac856

Square

  1. #565ac8
  2. #c85693
  3. #c8c456
  4. #56c88b

Monochromatic

  1. #212364
  2. #33379e
  3. #565ac8
  4. #9092db
  5. #c9cbee

Shades

#565ac8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #565ac8
  2. #4d51b4
  3. #4548a0
  4. #3c3f8c
  5. #343678
  6. #2b2d64
  7. #222450
  8. #1a1b3c
  9. #111228
  10. #090914
  11. #000000

Tints

#565ac8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #565ac8
  2. #676bce
  3. #787bd3
  4. #898cd9
  5. #9a9cde
  6. #abade4
  7. #bbbde9
  8. #ccceef
  9. #dddef4
  10. #eeeffa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#565ac8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #565ac8
  2. #5a5ec1
  3. #5e62ba
  4. #6365b2
  5. #6769ab
  6. #6b6da4
  7. #6f719d
  8. #737596
  9. #78788e
  10. #7c7c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #606298 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0b6bcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #117488 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3865ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #325fc7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #396aa6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-565ac8 {
  color: #565ac8;
}
Background
.bg-565ac8 {
  background-color: #565ac8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-565ac8 {
  border: 2px solid #565ac8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #565ac8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 90 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 51% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-565ac8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #565ac8, #8b56c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-565ac8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 90 200 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.69 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.74 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.59 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.02 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.42 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.61 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.26 #a9a537 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#565ac8  rgb(86, 90, 200)  hsl(238, 51%, 56%)  Slate Blue
#c8c456  rgb(200, 196, 86)  hsl(58, 51%, 56%)  Straw
#c8565a  rgb(200, 86, 90)  hsl(358, 51%, 56%)  Indian Red
#5ac856  rgb(90, 200, 86)  hsl(118, 51%, 56%)  Mantis