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#595EA8

#595ea8 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#595ea8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 36.86% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.02% cyan, 44.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 236.2°, with 31.23% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 7.

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Relative luminance0.1296

Complementary

  1. #595ea8
  2. #a8a359

Split complementary

  1. #595ea8
  2. #a87b59
  3. #85a859

Analogous

  1. #5985a8
  2. #595ea8
  3. #7b59a8

Triadic

  1. #595ea8
  2. #a8595e
  3. #5ea859

Tetradic

  1. #595ea8
  2. #a359a8
  3. #a8a359
  4. #5ea859

Square

  1. #595ea8
  2. #a85985
  3. #a8a359
  4. #59a87b

Monochromatic

  1. #242644
  2. #3e4276
  3. #595ea8
  4. #8b8fc2
  5. #bdbfdd

Shades

#595ea8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #595ea8
  2. #505597
  3. #474b86
  4. #3e4276
  5. #353865
  6. #2d2f54
  7. #242643
  8. #1b1c32
  9. #121322
  10. #090911
  11. #000000

Tints

#595ea8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #595ea8
  2. #6a6eb1
  3. #7a7eb9
  4. #8b8ec2
  5. #9b9ecb
  6. #acafd4
  7. #bdbfdc
  8. #cdcfe5
  9. #dedfee
  10. #eeeff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#595ea8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #595ea8
  2. #5d61a4
  3. #6165a0
  4. #65689c
  5. #696c98
  6. #6d6f94
  7. #707290
  8. #74768c
  9. #787988
  10. #7c7d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #606285 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4168ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b62a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3d6d7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c64aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4960a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a688f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-595ea8 {
  color: #595ea8;
}
Background
.bg-595ea8 {
  background-color: #595ea8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-595ea8 {
  border: 2px solid #595ea8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #595ea8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 94 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 31% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-595ea8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #595ea8, #7b59a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-595ea8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 94 168 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.00 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.97 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.04 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.24 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.27 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.29 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.31 #a6a157 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#595ea8  rgb(89, 94, 168)  hsl(236, 31%, 50%)  Slate Blue
#a8a359  rgb(168, 163, 89)  hsl(56, 31%, 50%)  Brass
#a8595e  rgb(168, 89, 94)  hsl(356, 31%, 50%)  Redwood
#5ea859  rgb(94, 168, 89)  hsl(116, 31%, 50%)  Medium Sea Green