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#595DDD

#595ddd ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#595ddd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 36.47% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.73% cyan, 57.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 238.18°, with 66% saturation and 60.78% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 3.85.

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Relative luminance0.1517

Complementary

  1. #595ddd
  2. #ddd959

Split complementary

  1. #595ddd
  2. #dd9759
  3. #9fdd59

Analogous

  1. #599fdd
  2. #595ddd
  3. #9759dd

Triadic

  1. #595ddd
  2. #dd595d
  3. #5ddd59

Tetradic

  1. #595ddd
  2. #d959dd
  3. #ddd959
  4. #5ddd59

Square

  1. #595ddd
  2. #dd599f
  3. #ddd959
  4. #59dd97

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1e82
  2. #282cc2
  3. #595ddd
  4. #989bea
  5. #d8d9f7

Shades

#595ddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #595ddd
  2. #5054c7
  3. #474ab1
  4. #3e419b
  5. #353885
  6. #2d2f6f
  7. #242558
  8. #1b1c42
  9. #12132c
  10. #090916
  11. #000000

Tints

#595ddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #595ddd
  2. #6a6de0
  3. #7a7de4
  4. #8b8ee7
  5. #9b9eeb
  6. #acaeee
  7. #bdbef1
  8. #cdcef5
  9. #dedff8
  10. #eeeffc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#595ddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #595ddd
  2. #5d61d4
  3. #6164ca
  4. #6568c1
  5. #696bb8
  6. #6d6faf
  7. #7072a5
  8. #74769c
  9. #787993
  10. #7c7d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6567a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #306ae0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2663db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3371b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-595ddd {
  color: #595ddd;
}
Background
.bg-595ddd {
  background-color: #595ddd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-595ddd {
  border: 2px solid #595ddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #595ddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 93 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 66% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-595ddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #595ddd, #9759dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-595ddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 93 221 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.85 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.14 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.74 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.07 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.75 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.94 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.77 #a6a222 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#595ddd  rgb(89, 93, 221)  hsl(238, 66%, 61%)  Slate Blue
#ddd959  rgb(221, 217, 89)  hsl(58, 66%, 61%)  Straw
#dd595d  rgb(221, 89, 93)  hsl(358, 66%, 61%)  Indian Red
#5ddd59  rgb(93, 221, 89)  hsl(118, 66%, 61%)  Malachite