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#565FB7

#565fb7 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#565fb7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 37.25% green and 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.01% cyan, 48.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 234.43°, with 40.25% saturation and 52.75% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 5.64.

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Relative luminance0.1358

Complementary

  1. #565fb7
  2. #b7ae56

Split complementary

  1. #565fb7
  2. #b77e56
  3. #90b756

Analogous

  1. #5690b7
  2. #565fb7
  3. #7e56b7

Triadic

  1. #565fb7
  2. #b7565f
  3. #5fb756

Tetradic

  1. #565fb7
  2. #ae56b7
  3. #b7ae56
  4. #5fb756

Square

  1. #565fb7
  2. #b75690
  3. #b7ae56
  4. #56b77e

Monochromatic

  1. #232751
  2. #3a4187
  3. #565fb7
  4. #8c92ce
  5. #c1c5e5

Shades

#565fb7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #565fb7
  2. #4d56a5
  3. #454c92
  4. #3c4380
  5. #34396e
  6. #2b305c
  7. #222649
  8. #1a1d37
  9. #111325
  10. #090a12
  11. #000000

Tints

#565fb7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #565fb7
  2. #676fbe
  3. #787fc5
  4. #898fcd
  5. #9a9fd4
  6. #abafdb
  7. #bbbfe2
  8. #cccfe9
  9. #dddff1
  10. #eeeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#565fb7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #565fb7
  2. #5a62b2
  3. #5e66ac
  4. #6369a7
  5. #676ca1
  6. #6b709c
  7. #6f7396
  8. #737691
  9. #78798b
  10. #7c7d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #61648e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #376bba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c63b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2a7282 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4567b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4062b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #406b9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-565fb7 {
  color: #565fb7;
}
Background
.bg-565fb7 {
  background-color: #565fb7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-565fb7 {
  border: 2px solid #565fb7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #565fb7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 95 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 40% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-565fb7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #565fb7, #7e56b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-565fb7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 95 183 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.64 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.54 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.31 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.59 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.16 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.49 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.50 #a9a048 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#565fb7  rgb(86, 95, 183)  hsl(234, 40%, 53%)  Slate Blue
#b7ae56  rgb(183, 174, 86)  hsl(54, 40%, 53%)  Vegas Gold
#b7565f  rgb(183, 86, 95)  hsl(354, 40%, 53%)  Brick Red
#5fb756  rgb(95, 183, 86)  hsl(114, 40%, 53%)  Mantis