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#595AC2

#595ac2 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#595ac2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 35.29% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.12% cyan, 53.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 239.43°, with 46.26% saturation and 55.49% 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 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 3.53.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1333

Complementary

  1. #595ac2
  2. #c2c159

Split complementary

  1. #595ac2
  2. #c28d59
  3. #8ec259

Analogous

  1. #598ec2
  2. #595ac2
  3. #8d59c2

Triadic

  1. #595ac2
  2. #c2595a
  3. #5ac259

Tetradic

  1. #595ac2
  2. #c159c2
  3. #c2c159
  4. #5ac259

Square

  1. #595ac2
  2. #c2598e
  3. #c2c159
  4. #59c28d

Monochromatic

  1. #23245f
  2. #373897
  3. #595ac2
  4. #9192d7
  5. #c9c9eb

Shades

#595ac2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #595ac2
  2. #5051af
  3. #47489b
  4. #3e3f88
  5. #353674
  6. #2d2d61
  7. #24244e
  8. #1b1b3a
  9. #121227
  10. #090913
  11. #000000

Tints

#595ac2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #595ac2
  2. #6a6bc8
  3. #7a7bce
  4. #8b8cd4
  5. #9b9cda
  6. #acade1
  7. #bdbde7
  8. #cdceed
  9. #dedef3
  10. #eeeff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#595ac2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #595ac2
  2. #5d5ebb
  3. #6162b5
  4. #6565ae
  5. #6969a8
  6. #6d6da1
  7. #70719a
  8. #747594
  9. #78788d
  10. #7c7c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #616294 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d6ac6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0662c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #287285 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d64c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #395fc1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4169a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-595ac2 {
  color: #595ac2;
}
Background
.bg-595ac2 {
  background-color: #595ac2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-595ac2 {
  border: 2px solid #595ac2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #595ac2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 90 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 46% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-595ac2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #595ac2, #8d59c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-595ac2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 90 194 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.53 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.94 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.98 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.37 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.72 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.26 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.59 #a6a53d Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#595ac2  rgb(89, 90, 194)  hsl(239, 46%, 55%)  Slate Blue
#c2c159  rgb(194, 193, 89)  hsl(59, 46%, 55%)  Dark Khaki
#c2595a  rgb(194, 89, 90)  hsl(359, 46%, 55%)  Indian Red
#5ac259  rgb(90, 194, 89)  hsl(119, 46%, 55%)  Mantis