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#565FCF

#565fcf ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#565fcf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.45% cyan, 54.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 235.54°, with 55.76% saturation and 57.45% 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 5.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 4.21.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1467

Complementary

  1. #565fcf
  2. #cfc656

Split complementary

  1. #565fcf
  2. #cf8a56
  3. #9bcf56

Analogous

  1. #569bcf
  2. #565fcf
  3. #8a56cf

Triadic

  1. #565fcf
  2. #cf565f
  3. #5fcf56

Tetradic

  1. #565fcf
  2. #c656cf
  3. #cfc656
  4. #5fcf56

Square

  1. #565fcf
  2. #cf569b
  3. #cfc656
  4. #56cf8a

Monochromatic

  1. #1f256d
  2. #3039a9
  3. #565fcf
  4. #9297e0
  5. #cdd0f1

Shades

#565fcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #565fcf
  2. #4d56ba
  3. #454ca6
  4. #3c4391
  5. #34397c
  6. #2b3068
  7. #222653
  8. #1a1d3e
  9. #111329
  10. #090a15
  11. #000000

Tints

#565fcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #565fcf
  2. #676fd4
  3. #787fd9
  4. #898fdd
  5. #9a9fe2
  6. #abafe7
  7. #bbbfec
  8. #cccff1
  9. #dddff5
  10. #eeeffa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#565fcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #565fcf
  2. #5a62c7
  3. #5e66bf
  4. #6369b7
  5. #676caf
  6. #6b70a8
  7. #6f73a0
  8. #737698
  9. #787990
  10. #7c7d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #63669d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1470d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00798e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #396ad1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3263ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3570ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-565fcf {
  color: #565fcf;
}
Background
.bg-565fcf {
  background-color: #565fcf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-565fcf {
  border: 2px solid #565fcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #565fcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 95 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 56% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-565fcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #565fcf, #8a56cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-565fcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 95 207 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.21 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.18 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.29 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.40 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.73 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.21 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.79 #a9a030 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#565fcf  rgb(86, 95, 207)  hsl(236, 56%, 57%)  Slate Blue
#cfc656  rgb(207, 198, 86)  hsl(56, 56%, 57%)  Straw
#cf565f  rgb(207, 86, 95)  hsl(356, 56%, 57%)  Indian Red
#5fcf56  rgb(95, 207, 86)  hsl(116, 56%, 57%)  Lime Green