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#565EB3

#565eb3 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#565eb3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 36.86% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.96% cyan, 47.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 234.84°, with 37.96% saturation and 51.96% 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 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 5.91.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1324

Complementary

  1. #565eb3
  2. #b3ab56

Split complementary

  1. #565eb3
  2. #b37c56
  3. #8cb356

Analogous

  1. #568cb3
  2. #565eb3
  3. #7c56b3

Triadic

  1. #565eb3
  2. #b3565e
  3. #5eb356

Tetradic

  1. #565eb3
  2. #ab56b3
  3. #b3ab56
  4. #5eb356

Square

  1. #565eb3
  2. #b3568c
  3. #b3ab56
  4. #56b37c

Monochromatic

  1. #23264d
  2. #3a4182
  3. #565eb3
  4. #8b90cb
  5. #c0c3e2

Shades

#565eb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #565eb3
  2. #4d55a1
  3. #454b8f
  4. #3c427d
  5. #34386b
  6. #2b2f5a
  7. #222648
  8. #1a1c36
  9. #111324
  10. #090912
  11. #000000

Tints

#565eb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #565eb3
  2. #676ebb
  3. #787ec2
  4. #898eca
  5. #9a9ed1
  6. #abafd9
  7. #bbbfe1
  8. #cccfe8
  9. #dddff0
  10. #eeeff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#565eb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #565eb3
  2. #5a61ae
  3. #5e65a9
  4. #6368a4
  5. #676c9f
  6. #6b6f9a
  7. #6f7294
  8. #73768f
  9. #78798a
  10. #7c7d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #60638b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #386ab6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e62b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2e7080 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4665b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4261b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #426a97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-565eb3 {
  color: #565eb3;
}
Background
.bg-565eb3 {
  background-color: #565eb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-565eb3 {
  border: 2px solid #565eb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #565eb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 94 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 38% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-565eb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #565eb3, #7c56b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-565eb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 94 179 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.91 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.68 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.86 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.97 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.17 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.62 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.71 #a9a14c Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#565eb3  rgb(86, 94, 179)  hsl(235, 38%, 52%)  Slate Blue
#b3ab56  rgb(179, 171, 86)  hsl(55, 38%, 52%)  Brass
#b3565e  rgb(179, 86, 94)  hsl(355, 38%, 52%)  Brick Red
#5eb356  rgb(94, 179, 86)  hsl(115, 38%, 52%)  Mantis