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#565CA5

#565ca5 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#565ca5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 36.08% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.88% cyan, 44.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 235.44°, with 31.47% saturation and 49.22% 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 6.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 7.48.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1235

Complementary

  1. #565ca5
  2. #a59f56

Split complementary

  1. #565ca5
  2. #a57856
  3. #84a556

Analogous

  1. #5684a5
  2. #565ca5
  3. #7856a5

Triadic

  1. #565ca5
  2. #a5565c
  3. #5ca556

Tetradic

  1. #565ca5
  2. #9f56a5
  3. #a59f56
  4. #5ca556

Square

  1. #565ca5
  2. #a55684
  3. #a59f56
  4. #56a578

Monochromatic

  1. #222440
  2. #3c4073
  3. #565ca5
  4. #878bc0
  5. #b9bcdb

Shades

#565ca5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #565ca5
  2. #4d5395
  3. #454a84
  4. #3c4074
  5. #343763
  6. #2b2e53
  7. #222542
  8. #1a1c32
  9. #111221
  10. #090911
  11. #000000

Tints

#565ca5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #565ca5
  2. #676cae
  3. #787db7
  4. #898dc0
  5. #9a9dc9
  6. #abaed2
  7. #bbbedb
  8. #cccee4
  9. #dddeed
  10. #eeeff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#565ca5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #565ca5
  2. #5a60a1
  3. #5e639e
  4. #63679a
  5. #676a96
  6. #6b6e93
  7. #6f728f
  8. #73758b
  9. #787987
  10. #7c7c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e6082 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f66a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3960a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #396b78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4962a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #465ea4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #46668c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-565ca5 {
  color: #565ca5;
}
Background
.bg-565ca5 {
  background-color: #565ca5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-565ca5 {
  border: 2px solid #565ca5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #565ca5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 92 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 31% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-565ca5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #565ca5, #7856a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-565ca5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 92 165 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.48 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.05 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.82 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.92 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.05 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.46 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.46 #a9a35a Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#565ca5  rgb(86, 92, 165)  hsl(235, 31%, 49%)  Slate Blue
#a59f56  rgb(165, 159, 86)  hsl(55, 31%, 49%)  Brass
#a5565c  rgb(165, 86, 92)  hsl(355, 31%, 49%)  Redwood
#5ca556  rgb(92, 165, 86)  hsl(115, 31%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green