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#595CA4

#595ca4 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#595ca4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 36.08% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.73% cyan, 43.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 237.6°, with 29.64% saturation and 49.61% 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 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 7.38.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1246

Complementary

  1. #595ca4
  2. #a4a159

Split complementary

  1. #595ca4
  2. #a47c59
  3. #82a459

Analogous

  1. #5982a4
  2. #595ca4
  3. #7c59a4

Triadic

  1. #595ca4
  2. #a4595c
  3. #5ca459

Tetradic

  1. #595ca4
  2. #a159a4
  3. #a4a159
  4. #5ca459

Square

  1. #595ca4
  2. #a45982
  3. #a4a159
  4. #59a47c

Monochromatic

  1. #232441
  2. #3e4072
  3. #595ca4
  4. #8a8cc0
  5. #bcbdda

Shades

#595ca4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #595ca4
  2. #505394
  3. #474a83
  4. #3e4073
  5. #353762
  6. #2d2e52
  7. #242542
  8. #1b1c31
  9. #121221
  10. #090910
  11. #000000

Tints

#595ca4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #595ca4
  2. #6a6cad
  3. #7a7db6
  4. #8b8dbf
  5. #9b9dc8
  6. #acaed2
  7. #bdbedb
  8. #cdcee4
  9. #dedeed
  10. #eeeff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#595ca4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #595ca4
  2. #5d60a0
  3. #61639d
  4. #656799
  5. #696a96
  6. #6d6e92
  7. #70728e
  8. #74758b
  9. #787987
  10. #7c7c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f6082 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4066a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b60a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #406b78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b62a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #495fa3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b658c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-595ca4 {
  color: #595ca4;
}
Background
.bg-595ca4 {
  background-color: #595ca4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-595ca4 {
  border: 2px solid #595ca4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #595ca4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 92 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 30% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-595ca4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #595ca4, #7c59a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-595ca4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 92 164 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.38 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.16 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.83 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.98 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.54 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.54 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.60 #a6a35b Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#595ca4  rgb(89, 92, 164)  hsl(238, 30%, 50%)  Slate Blue
#a4a159  rgb(164, 161, 89)  hsl(58, 30%, 50%)  Brass
#a4595c  rgb(164, 89, 92)  hsl(358, 30%, 50%)  Redwood
#5ca459  rgb(92, 164, 89)  hsl(118, 30%, 50%)  Medium Sea Green