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#595CD1

#595cd1 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#595cd1 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 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.42% cyan, 55.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 238.5°, with 56.6% saturation and 58.43% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 3.25.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1438

Complementary

  1. #595cd1
  2. #d1ce59

Split complementary

  1. #595cd1
  2. #d19259
  3. #98d159

Analogous

  1. #5998d1
  2. #595cd1
  3. #9259d1

Triadic

  1. #595cd1
  2. #d1595c
  3. #5cd159

Tetradic

  1. #595cd1
  2. #ce59d1
  3. #d1ce59
  4. #5cd159

Square

  1. #595cd1
  2. #d15998
  3. #d1ce59
  4. #59d192

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2272
  2. #3033ad
  3. #595cd1
  4. #9597e2
  5. #d1d2f2

Shades

#595cd1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #595cd1
  2. #5053bc
  3. #474aa7
  4. #3e4092
  5. #35377d
  6. #2d2e69
  7. #242554
  8. #1b1c3f
  9. #12122a
  10. #090915
  11. #000000

Tints

#595cd1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #595cd1
  2. #6a6cd6
  3. #7a7dda
  4. #8b8ddf
  5. #9b9de3
  6. #acaee8
  7. #bdbeed
  8. #cdcef1
  9. #dedef6
  10. #eeeffa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#595cd1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #595cd1
  2. #5d60c9
  3. #6163c1
  4. #6567b9
  5. #696ab1
  6. #6d6ea9
  7. #7072a0
  8. #747598
  9. #787990
  10. #7c7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #64659e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fd5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0b778d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3768d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3062d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a6dad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-595cd1 {
  color: #595cd1;
}
Background
.bg-595cd1 {
  background-color: #595cd1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-595cd1 {
  border: 2px solid #595cd1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #595cd1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 92 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 57% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-595cd1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #595cd1, #9259d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-595cd1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 92 209 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.25 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.03 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.16 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.29 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.31 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.99 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.65 #a6a32e Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#595cd1  rgb(89, 92, 209)  hsl(239, 57%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#d1ce59  rgb(209, 206, 89)  hsl(59, 57%, 58%)  Straw
#d1595c  rgb(209, 89, 92)  hsl(359, 57%, 58%)  Indian Red
#5cd159  rgb(92, 209, 89)  hsl(119, 57%, 58%)  Malachite