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#595FBE

#595fbe ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#595fbe is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 37.25% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.16% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 236.44°, with 43.72% saturation and 54.71% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 4.54.

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Relative luminance0.1403

Complementary

  1. #595fbe
  2. #beb859

Split complementary

  1. #595fbe
  2. #be8659
  3. #92be59

Analogous

  1. #5992be
  2. #595fbe
  3. #8659be

Triadic

  1. #595fbe
  2. #be595f
  3. #5fbe59

Tetradic

  1. #595fbe
  2. #b859be
  3. #beb859
  4. #5fbe59

Square

  1. #595fbe
  2. #be5992
  3. #beb859
  4. #59be86

Monochromatic

  1. #23275b
  2. #393e92
  3. #595fbe
  4. #9094d4
  5. #c7c9e9

Shades

#595fbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #595fbe
  2. #5056ab
  3. #474c98
  4. #3e4385
  5. #353972
  6. #2d305f
  7. #24264c
  8. #1b1d39
  9. #121326
  10. #090a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#595fbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #595fbe
  2. #6a6fc5
  3. #7a7fcb
  4. #8b8fd2
  5. #9b9fd8
  6. #acafdf
  7. #bdbfe5
  8. #cdcfec
  9. #dedff2
  10. #eeeff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#595fbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #595fbe
  2. #5d62b8
  3. #6166b2
  4. #6569ab
  5. #696ca5
  6. #6d709f
  7. #707399
  8. #747693
  9. #78798c
  10. #7c7d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #636593 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #316dc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2465bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2b7485 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4468c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4062bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #426c9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-595fbe {
  color: #595fbe;
}
Background
.bg-595fbe {
  background-color: #595fbe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-595fbe {
  border: 2px solid #595fbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #595fbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 95 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 44% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-595fbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #595fbe, #8659be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-595fbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 95 190 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.54 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.76 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.59 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.90 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.95 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.68 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.95 #a6a041 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#595fbe  rgb(89, 95, 190)  hsl(236, 44%, 55%)  Slate Blue
#beb859  rgb(190, 184, 89)  hsl(56, 44%, 55%)  Dark Khaki
#be595f  rgb(190, 89, 95)  hsl(356, 44%, 55%)  Indian Red
#5fbe59  rgb(95, 190, 89)  hsl(116, 44%, 55%)  Mantis