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#565BD5

#565bd5 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#565bd5 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 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.62% cyan, 57.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 237.64°, with 60.19% saturation and 58.63% 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 3.67.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1426

Complementary

  1. #565bd5
  2. #d5d056

Split complementary

  1. #565bd5
  2. #d59156
  3. #9bd556

Analogous

  1. #569bd5
  2. #565bd5
  3. #9156d5

Triadic

  1. #565bd5
  2. #d5565b
  3. #5bd556

Tetradic

  1. #565bd5
  2. #d056d5
  3. #d5d056
  4. #5bd556

Square

  1. #565bd5
  2. #d5569b
  3. #d5d056
  4. #56d591

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2175
  2. #2c32b2
  3. #565bd5
  4. #9396e4
  5. #d1d2f3

Shades

#565bd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #565bd5
  2. #4d52c0
  3. #4549aa
  4. #3c4095
  5. #343780
  6. #2b2e6b
  7. #222455
  8. #1a1b40
  9. #11122b
  10. #090915
  11. #000000

Tints

#565bd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #565bd5
  2. #676bd9
  3. #787cdd
  4. #898ce2
  5. #9a9de6
  6. #abadea
  7. #bbbdee
  8. #cccef2
  9. #dddef7
  10. #eeeffb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#565bd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #565bd5
  2. #5a5fcd
  3. #5e62c4
  4. #6366bc
  5. #676ab3
  6. #6b6eab
  7. #6f71a2
  8. #73759a
  9. #787991
  10. #7c7c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6264a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fd9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0064d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00788f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3068d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2761d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #316eaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-565bd5 {
  color: #565bd5;
}
Background
.bg-565bd5 {
  background-color: #565bd5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-565bd5 {
  border: 2px solid #565bd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #565bd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 91 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 60% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-565bd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #565bd5, #9156d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-565bd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 91 213 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.67 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.92 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.93 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.95 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.15 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.13 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.64 #a9a42a Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#565bd5  rgb(86, 91, 213)  hsl(238, 60%, 59%)  Slate Blue
#d5d056  rgb(213, 208, 86)  hsl(58, 60%, 59%)  Straw
#d5565b  rgb(213, 86, 91)  hsl(358, 60%, 59%)  Indian Red
#5bd556  rgb(91, 213, 86)  hsl(118, 60%, 59%)  Malachite