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#565DD4

#565dd4 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#565dd4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 36.47% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.43% cyan, 56.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 236.67°, with 59.43% saturation and 58.43% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1456

Complementary

  1. #565dd4
  2. #d4cd56

Split complementary

  1. #565dd4
  2. #d48e56
  3. #9cd456

Analogous

  1. #569cd4
  2. #565dd4
  3. #8e56d4

Triadic

  1. #565dd4
  2. #d4565d
  3. #5dd456

Tetradic

  1. #565dd4
  2. #cd56d4
  3. #d4cd56
  4. #5dd456

Square

  1. #565dd4
  2. #d4569c
  3. #d4cd56
  4. #56d48e

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2274
  2. #2d34b1
  3. #565dd4
  4. #9397e4
  5. #d0d2f3

Shades

#565dd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #565dd4
  2. #4d54bf
  3. #454aaa
  4. #3c4194
  5. #34387f
  6. #2b2f6a
  7. #222555
  8. #1a1c40
  9. #11132a
  10. #090915
  11. #000000

Tints

#565dd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #565dd4
  2. #676dd8
  3. #787ddd
  4. #898ee1
  5. #9a9ee5
  6. #abaeea
  7. #bbbeee
  8. #cccef2
  9. #dddff6
  10. #eeeffb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#565dd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #565dd4
  2. #5a61cc
  3. #5e64c3
  4. #6368bb
  5. #676bb2
  6. #6b6faa
  7. #6f72a2
  8. #737699
  9. #787991
  10. #7c7d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6365a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00798f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3469d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2b62d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #326faf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-565dd4 {
  color: #565dd4;
}
Background
.bg-565dd4 {
  background-color: #565dd4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-565dd4 {
  border: 2px solid #565dd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #565dd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 93 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 59% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-565dd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #565dd4, #8e56d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-565dd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 93 212 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.89 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.53 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.55 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.61 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.62 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.97 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.99 #a9a22b Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#565dd4  rgb(86, 93, 212)  hsl(237, 59%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#d4cd56  rgb(212, 205, 86)  hsl(57, 59%, 58%)  Straw
#d4565d  rgb(212, 86, 93)  hsl(357, 59%, 58%)  Indian Red
#5dd456  rgb(93, 212, 86)  hsl(117, 59%, 58%)  Malachite