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#595E8A

#595e8a ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#595e8a is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 36.86% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.51% cyan, 31.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 233.88°, with 21.59% saturation and 44.51% 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 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 10.39.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1196

Complementary

  1. #595e8a
  2. #8a8559

Split complementary

  1. #595e8a
  2. #8a6d59
  3. #768a59

Analogous

  1. #59768a
  2. #595e8a
  3. #6d598a

Triadic

  1. #595e8a
  2. #8a595e
  3. #5e8a59

Tetradic

  1. #595e8a
  2. #85598a
  3. #8a8559
  4. #5e8a59

Square

  1. #595e8a
  2. #8a5976
  3. #8a8559
  4. #598a6d

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1f2d
  2. #3b3e5b
  3. #595e8a
  4. #8186ae
  5. #b0b3cc

Shades

#595e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #595e8a
  2. #50557c
  3. #474b6e
  4. #3e4261
  5. #353853
  6. #2d2f45
  7. #242637
  8. #1b1c29
  9. #12131c
  10. #09090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#595e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #595e8a
  2. #6a6e96
  3. #7a7ea1
  4. #8b8ead
  5. #9b9eb9
  6. #acafc5
  7. #bdbfd0
  8. #cdcfdc
  9. #dedfe8
  10. #eeeff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#595e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #595e8a
  2. #5d6189
  3. #616588
  4. #656887
  5. #696c86
  6. #6d6f85
  7. #707284
  8. #747683
  9. #787982
  10. #7c7d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e6074 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #50638c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d5f89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c666e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #54618b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #525f89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #51637a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-595e8a {
  color: #595e8a;
}
Background
.bg-595e8a {
  background-color: #595e8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-595e8a {
  border: 2px solid #595e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #595e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 94 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 22% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-595e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #595e8a, #6d598a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-595e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 94 138 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.39 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.33 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 11.54 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 11.93 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 12.20 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 12.58 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 12.87 #a6a175 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#595e8a  rgb(89, 94, 138)  hsl(234, 22%, 45%)  Queen Blue
#8a8559  rgb(138, 133, 89)  hsl(54, 22%, 45%)  Moss Green
#8a595e  rgb(138, 89, 94)  hsl(354, 22%, 45%)  Mauve Taupe
#5e8a59  rgb(94, 138, 89)  hsl(114, 22%, 45%)  Sea Green