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#565CD9

#565cd9 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#565cd9 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 36.08% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.37% cyan, 57.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 237.25°, with 63.29% saturation and 59.41% 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 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 3.9.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1464

Complementary

  1. #565cd9
  2. #d9d356

Split complementary

  1. #565cd9
  2. #d99156
  3. #9ed956

Analogous

  1. #569ed9
  2. #565cd9
  3. #9156d9

Triadic

  1. #565cd9
  2. #d9565c
  3. #5cd956

Tetradic

  1. #565cd9
  2. #d356d9
  3. #d9d356
  4. #5cd956

Square

  1. #565cd9
  2. #d9569e
  3. #d9d356
  4. #56d991

Monochromatic

  1. #1c207a
  2. #2a30b9
  3. #565cd9
  4. #9498e7
  5. #d3d4f5

Shades

#565cd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #565cd9
  2. #4d53c3
  3. #454aae
  4. #3c4098
  5. #343782
  6. #2b2e6d
  7. #222557
  8. #1a1c41
  9. #11122b
  10. #090916
  11. #000000

Tints

#565cd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #565cd9
  2. #676cdd
  3. #787de1
  4. #898de4
  5. #9a9de8
  6. #abaeec
  7. #bbbef0
  8. #cccef4
  9. #dddef7
  10. #eeeffb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#565cd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #565cd9
  2. #5a60d0
  3. #5e63c7
  4. #6367be
  5. #676ab5
  6. #6b6ead
  7. #6f72a4
  8. #73759b
  9. #787992
  10. #7c7c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6365a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f69dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2562d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2f6fb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-565cd9 {
  color: #565cd9;
}
Background
.bg-565cd9 {
  background-color: #565cd9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-565cd9 {
  border: 2px solid #565cd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #565cd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 92 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 63% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-565cd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #565cd9, #9156d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-565cd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 92 217 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.90 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.09 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.35 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.39 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.77 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.70 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.19 #a9a326 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#565cd9  rgb(86, 92, 217)  hsl(237, 63%, 59%)  Slate Blue
#d9d356  rgb(217, 211, 86)  hsl(57, 63%, 59%)  Straw
#d9565c  rgb(217, 86, 92)  hsl(357, 63%, 59%)  Indian Red
#5cd956  rgb(92, 217, 86)  hsl(117, 63%, 59%)  Malachite