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#595DB3

#595db3 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#595db3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 36.47% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.28% cyan, 48.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 237.33°, with 37.19% saturation and 52.55% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 5.37.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1321

Complementary

  1. #595db3
  2. #b3af59

Split complementary

  1. #595db3
  2. #b38259
  3. #8ab359

Analogous

  1. #598ab3
  2. #595db3
  3. #8259b3

Triadic

  1. #595db3
  2. #b3595d
  3. #5db359

Tetradic

  1. #595db3
  2. #af59b3
  3. #b3af59
  4. #5db359

Square

  1. #595db3
  2. #b3598a
  3. #b3af59
  4. #59b382

Monochromatic

  1. #24264f
  2. #3c3f83
  3. #595db3
  4. #8d90cb
  5. #c2c3e3

Shades

#595db3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #595db3
  2. #5054a1
  3. #474a8f
  4. #3e417d
  5. #35386b
  6. #2d2f5a
  7. #242548
  8. #1b1c36
  9. #121324
  10. #090912
  11. #000000

Tints

#595db3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #595db3
  2. #6a6dbb
  3. #7a7dc2
  4. #8b8eca
  5. #9b9ed1
  6. #acaed9
  7. #bdbee1
  8. #cdcee8
  9. #dedff0
  10. #eeeff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#595db3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #595db3
  2. #5d61ae
  3. #6164a9
  4. #6568a4
  5. #696b9f
  6. #6d6f9a
  7. #707294
  8. #74768f
  9. #78798a
  10. #7c7d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #61628b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3769b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f62b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #36707f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4765b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4360b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #466997 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-595db3 {
  color: #595db3;
}
Background
.bg-595db3 {
  background-color: #595db3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-595db3 {
  border: 2px solid #595db3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #595db3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 93 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 37% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-595db3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #595db3, #8259b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-595db3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 93 179 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.37 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.28 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.48 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.41 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.49 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.70 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.09 #a6a24c Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#595db3  rgb(89, 93, 179)  hsl(237, 37%, 53%)  Slate Blue
#b3af59  rgb(179, 175, 89)  hsl(57, 37%, 53%)  Dark Khaki
#b3595d  rgb(179, 89, 93)  hsl(357, 37%, 53%)  Redwood
#5db359  rgb(93, 179, 89)  hsl(117, 37%, 53%)  Mantis