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#59517E

#59517e ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#59517e is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 31.76% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.37% cyan, 35.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 250.67°, with 21.74% saturation and 40.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 9.08.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0952

Complementary

  1. #59517e
  2. #767e51

Split complementary

  1. #59517e
  2. #7e7051
  3. #607e51

Analogous

  1. #51607e
  2. #59517e
  3. #70517e

Triadic

  1. #59517e
  2. #7e5951
  3. #517e59

Tetradic

  1. #59517e
  2. #7e5176
  3. #767e51
  4. #517e59

Square

  1. #59517e
  2. #7e5160
  3. #767e51
  4. #517e70

Monochromatic

  1. #171521
  2. #38334f
  3. #59517e
  4. #7e75a6
  5. #a9a4c4

Shades

#59517e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59517e
  2. #504971
  3. #474165
  4. #3e3958
  5. #35314c
  6. #2d293f
  7. #242032
  8. #1b1826
  9. #121019
  10. #09080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#59517e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59517e
  2. #6a628b
  3. #7a7498
  4. #8b85a5
  5. #9b97b2
  6. #aca8bf
  7. #bdb9cb
  8. #cdcbd8
  9. #dedce5
  10. #eeeef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59517e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59517e
  2. #5d567e
  3. #615a7e
  4. #655f7f
  5. #69647f
  6. #6d697f
  7. #706d7f
  8. #74727f
  9. #787780
  10. #7c7b80
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #585569 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #455880 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #45567d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #515961 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e557f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e547d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #54566e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59517e {
  color: #59517e;
}
Background
.bg-59517e {
  background-color: #59517e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-59517e {
  border: 2px solid #59517e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59517e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 81 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 22% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59517e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59517e, #70517e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59517e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 81 126 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.08 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.46 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 12.39 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 12.46 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 12.53 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 12.83 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 13.57 #a6ae81 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#59517e  rgb(89, 81, 126)  hsl(251, 22%, 41%)  Dark Slate Blue
#767e51  rgb(118, 126, 81)  hsl(71, 22%, 41%)  Fern Green
#7e5951  rgb(126, 89, 81)  hsl(11, 22%, 41%)  Liver
#517e59  rgb(81, 126, 89)  hsl(131, 22%, 41%)  Fern Green