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#565BC8

#565bc8 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#565bc8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 35.69% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57% cyan, 54.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 237.37°, 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 3.78.

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Relative luminance0.1363

Complementary

  1. #565bc8
  2. #c8c356

Split complementary

  1. #565bc8
  2. #c88a56
  3. #94c856

Analogous

  1. #5694c8
  2. #565bc8
  3. #8a56c8

Triadic

  1. #565bc8
  2. #c8565b
  3. #5bc856

Tetradic

  1. #565bc8
  2. #c356c8
  3. #c8c356
  4. #5bc856

Square

  1. #565bc8
  2. #c85694
  3. #c8c356
  4. #56c88a

Monochromatic

  1. #212464
  2. #33389e
  3. #565bc8
  4. #9093db
  5. #c9cbee

Shades

#565bc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #565bc8
  2. #4d52b4
  3. #4549a0
  4. #3c408c
  5. #343778
  6. #2b2e64
  7. #222450
  8. #1a1b3c
  9. #111228
  10. #090914
  11. #000000

Tints

#565bc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #565bc8
  2. #676bce
  3. #787cd3
  4. #898cd9
  5. #9a9dde
  6. #abade4
  7. #bbbde9
  8. #ccceef
  9. #dddef4
  10. #eeeffa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#565bc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #565bc8
  2. #5a5fc1
  3. #5e62ba
  4. #6366b2
  5. #676aab
  6. #6b6ea4
  7. #6f719d
  8. #737596
  9. #78798e
  10. #7c7c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #616398 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #126ccc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #117489 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3966ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3360c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #396ba6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-565bc8 {
  color: #565bc8;
}
Background
.bg-565bc8 {
  background-color: #565bc8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-565bc8 {
  border: 2px solid #565bc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #565bc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 91 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 51% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-565bc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #565bc8, #8a56c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-565bc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 91 200 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.78 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.05 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.82 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.76 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.22 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.92 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.27 #a9a437 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#565bc8  rgb(86, 91, 200)  hsl(237, 51%, 56%)  Slate Blue
#c8c356  rgb(200, 195, 86)  hsl(57, 51%, 56%)  Vegas Gold
#c8565b  rgb(200, 86, 91)  hsl(357, 51%, 56%)  Indian Red
#5bc856  rgb(91, 200, 86)  hsl(117, 51%, 56%)  Mantis