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#565FC7

#565fc7 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#565fc7 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 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.78% cyan, 52.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 235.22°, with 50.22% saturation and 55.88% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 4.43.

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Relative luminance0.1429

Complementary

  1. #565fc7
  2. #c7be56

Split complementary

  1. #565fc7
  2. #c78556
  3. #97c756

Analogous

  1. #5697c7
  2. #565fc7
  3. #8556c7

Triadic

  1. #565fc7
  2. #c7565f
  3. #5fc756

Tetradic

  1. #565fc7
  2. #be56c7
  3. #c7be56
  4. #5fc756

Square

  1. #565fc7
  2. #c75697
  3. #c7be56
  4. #56c785

Monochromatic

  1. #212663
  2. #343c9d
  3. #565fc7
  4. #8f95da
  5. #c9cced

Shades

#565fc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #565fc7
  2. #4d56b3
  3. #454c9f
  4. #3c438b
  5. #343977
  6. #2b3064
  7. #222650
  8. #1a1d3c
  9. #111328
  10. #090a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#565fc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #565fc7
  2. #676fcd
  3. #787fd2
  4. #898fd8
  5. #9a9fdd
  6. #abafe3
  7. #bbbfe9
  8. #cccfee
  9. #dddff4
  10. #eeeff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#565fc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #565fc7
  2. #5a62c0
  3. #5e66b9
  4. #6369b2
  5. #676cab
  6. #6b70a4
  7. #6f739c
  8. #737695
  9. #78798e
  10. #7c7d87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #626598 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #246ecb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0865c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #12778a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e69c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3763c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #396ea6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-565fc7 {
  color: #565fc7;
}
Background
.bg-565fc7 {
  background-color: #565fc7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-565fc7 {
  border: 2px solid #565fc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #565fc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 95 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 50% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-565fc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #565fc7, #8556c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-565fc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 95 199 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.43 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.39 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.80 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.96 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.64 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.40 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.68 #a9a038 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#565fc7  rgb(86, 95, 199)  hsl(235, 50%, 56%)  Slate Blue
#c7be56  rgb(199, 190, 86)  hsl(55, 50%, 56%)  Vegas Gold
#c7565f  rgb(199, 86, 95)  hsl(355, 50%, 56%)  Indian Red
#5fc756  rgb(95, 199, 86)  hsl(115, 50%, 56%)  Mantis