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#595E8F

#595e8f ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#595e8f 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 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.76% cyan, 34.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 234.44°, with 23.28% saturation and 45.49% 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 6.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 10.05.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1211

Complementary

  1. #595e8f
  2. #8f8a59

Split complementary

  1. #595e8f
  2. #8f6f59
  3. #798f59

Analogous

  1. #59798f
  2. #595e8f
  3. #6f598f

Triadic

  1. #595e8f
  2. #8f595e
  3. #5e8f59

Tetradic

  1. #595e8f
  2. #8a598f
  3. #8f8a59
  4. #5e8f59

Square

  1. #595e8f
  2. #8f5979
  3. #8f8a59
  4. #598f6f

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2031
  2. #3c3f60
  3. #595e8f
  4. #8387b2
  5. #b2b5cf

Shades

#595e8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #595e8f
  2. #505581
  3. #474b72
  4. #3e4264
  5. #353856
  6. #2d2f48
  7. #242639
  8. #1b1c2b
  9. #12131d
  10. #09090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#595e8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #595e8f
  2. #6a6e9a
  3. #7a7ea5
  4. #8b8eb1
  5. #9b9ebc
  6. #acafc7
  7. #bdbfd2
  8. #cdcfdd
  9. #dedfe9
  10. #eeeff4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#595e8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #595e8f
  2. #5d618e
  3. #61658c
  4. #65688b
  5. #696c89
  6. #6d6f88
  7. #707286
  8. #747685
  9. #787983
  10. #7c7d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e6076 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e6491 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b608e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a6770 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #536190 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #515f8e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #50647d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-595e8f {
  color: #595e8f;
}
Background
.bg-595e8f {
  background-color: #595e8f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-595e8f {
  border: 2px solid #595e8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #595e8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 94 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 23% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-595e8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #595e8f, #6f598f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-595e8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 94 143 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.05 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.73 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 11.12 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 11.22 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 11.55 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 12.09 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 12.11 #a6a170 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#595e8f  rgb(89, 94, 143)  hsl(234, 23%, 45%)  Queen Blue
#8f8a59  rgb(143, 138, 89)  hsl(54, 23%, 45%)  Moss Green
#8f595e  rgb(143, 89, 94)  hsl(354, 23%, 45%)  Mauve Taupe
#5e8f59  rgb(94, 143, 89)  hsl(114, 23%, 45%)  Sea Green