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#565CD5

#565cd5 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#565cd5 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 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.62% cyan, 56.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 237.17°, 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 3.78.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1444

Complementary

  1. #565cd5
  2. #d5cf56

Split complementary

  1. #565cd5
  2. #d59056
  3. #9bd556

Analogous

  1. #569bd5
  2. #565cd5
  3. #9056d5

Triadic

  1. #565cd5
  2. #d5565c
  3. #5cd556

Tetradic

  1. #565cd5
  2. #cf56d5
  3. #d5cf56
  4. #5cd556

Square

  1. #565cd5
  2. #d5569b
  3. #d5cf56
  4. #56d590

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2175
  2. #2c33b2
  3. #565cd5
  4. #9397e4
  5. #d1d2f3

Shades

#565cd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #565cd5
  2. #4d53c0
  3. #454aaa
  4. #3c4095
  5. #343780
  6. #2b2e6b
  7. #222555
  8. #1a1c40
  9. #11122b
  10. #090915
  11. #000000

Tints

#565cd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #565cd5
  2. #676cd9
  3. #787ddd
  4. #898de2
  5. #9a9de6
  6. #abaeea
  7. #bbbeee
  8. #cccef2
  9. #dddef7
  10. #eeeffb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#565cd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #565cd5
  2. #5a60cd
  3. #5e63c4
  4. #6367bc
  5. #676ab3
  6. #6b6eab
  7. #6f72a2
  8. #73759a
  9. #787991
  10. #7c7c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6365a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00798f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3268d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2961d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #316eb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-565cd5 {
  color: #565cd5;
}
Background
.bg-565cd5 {
  background-color: #565cd5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-565cd5 {
  border: 2px solid #565cd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #565cd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 92 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 60% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-565cd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #565cd5, #9056d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-565cd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 92 213 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.78 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.22 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.23 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.73 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.86 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.00 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.92 #a9a32a Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#565cd5  rgb(86, 92, 213)  hsl(237, 60%, 59%)  Slate Blue
#d5cf56  rgb(213, 207, 86)  hsl(57, 60%, 59%)  Straw
#d5565c  rgb(213, 86, 92)  hsl(357, 60%, 59%)  Indian Red
#5cd556  rgb(92, 213, 86)  hsl(117, 60%, 59%)  Malachite