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#565CB4

#565cb4 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#565cb4 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 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.22% cyan, 48.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 236.17°, with 38.52% saturation and 52.16% 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 5.52.

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Relative luminance0.1293

Complementary

  1. #565cb4
  2. #b4ae56

Split complementary

  1. #565cb4
  2. #b47f56
  3. #8bb456

Analogous

  1. #568bb4
  2. #565cb4
  3. #7f56b4

Triadic

  1. #565cb4
  2. #b4565c
  3. #5cb456

Tetradic

  1. #565cb4
  2. #ae56b4
  3. #b4ae56
  4. #5cb456

Square

  1. #565cb4
  2. #b4568b
  3. #b4ae56
  4. #56b47f

Monochromatic

  1. #23264e
  2. #3a3f83
  3. #565cb4
  4. #8b8fcc
  5. #c0c2e3

Shades

#565cb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #565cb4
  2. #4d53a2
  3. #454a90
  4. #3c407e
  5. #34376c
  6. #2b2e5a
  7. #222548
  8. #1a1c36
  9. #111224
  10. #090912
  11. #000000

Tints

#565cb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #565cb4
  2. #676cbc
  3. #787dc3
  4. #898dcb
  5. #9a9dd2
  6. #abaeda
  7. #bbbee1
  8. #cccee9
  9. #dddef0
  10. #eeeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#565cb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #565cb4
  2. #5a60af
  3. #5e63aa
  4. #6367a4
  5. #676a9f
  6. #6b6e9a
  7. #6f7295
  8. #737590
  9. #78798a
  10. #7c7c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f618b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3369b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2961b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2e6f7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4464b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #405fb3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #416897 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-565cb4 {
  color: #565cb4;
}
Background
.bg-565cb4 {
  background-color: #565cb4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-565cb4 {
  border: 2px solid #565cb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #565cb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 92 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 39% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-565cb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #565cb4, #7f56b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-565cb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 92 180 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.52 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.04 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.32 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.07 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.10 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.27 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.01 #a9a34b Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#565cb4  rgb(86, 92, 180)  hsl(236, 39%, 52%)  Slate Blue
#b4ae56  rgb(180, 174, 86)  hsl(56, 39%, 52%)  Dark Khaki
#b4565c  rgb(180, 86, 92)  hsl(356, 39%, 52%)  Brick Red
#5cb456  rgb(92, 180, 86)  hsl(116, 39%, 52%)  Mantis