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#595CA7

#595ca7 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#595ca7 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 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.71% cyan, 44.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 237.69°, with 30.71% saturation and 50.2% 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 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 6.92.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1257

Complementary

  1. #595ca7
  2. #a7a459

Split complementary

  1. #595ca7
  2. #a77d59
  3. #83a759

Analogous

  1. #5983a7
  2. #595ca7
  3. #7d59a7

Triadic

  1. #595ca7
  2. #a7595c
  3. #5ca759

Tetradic

  1. #595ca7
  2. #a459a7
  3. #a7a459
  4. #5ca759

Square

  1. #595ca7
  2. #a75983
  3. #a7a459
  4. #59a77d

Monochromatic

  1. #242543
  2. #3e4075
  3. #595ca7
  4. #8b8dc2
  5. #bdbedc

Shades

#595ca7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #595ca7
  2. #505396
  3. #474a86
  4. #3e4075
  5. #353764
  6. #2d2e54
  7. #242543
  8. #1b1c32
  9. #121221
  10. #090911
  11. #000000

Tints

#595ca7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #595ca7
  2. #6a6cb0
  3. #7a7db9
  4. #8b8dc1
  5. #9b9dca
  6. #acaed3
  7. #bdbedc
  8. #cdcee5
  9. #dedeed
  10. #eeeff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#595ca7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #595ca7
  2. #5d60a3
  3. #61639f
  4. #65679b
  5. #696a97
  6. #6d6e94
  7. #707290
  8. #74758c
  9. #787988
  10. #7c7c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f6084 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e66aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3961a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e6c79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a62a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #485fa6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a668e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-595ca7 {
  color: #595ca7;
}
Background
.bg-595ca7 {
  background-color: #595ca7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-595ca7 {
  border: 2px solid #595ca7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #595ca7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 92 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 31% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-595ca7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #595ca7, #7d59a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-595ca7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 92 167 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.92 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.69 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.73 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.78 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.06 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.30 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.54 #a6a358 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#595ca7  rgb(89, 92, 167)  hsl(238, 31%, 50%)  Slate Blue
#a7a459  rgb(167, 164, 89)  hsl(58, 31%, 50%)  Brass
#a7595c  rgb(167, 89, 92)  hsl(358, 31%, 50%)  Redwood
#5ca759  rgb(92, 167, 89)  hsl(118, 31%, 50%)  Medium Sea Green