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#59778E

#59778e ≈ Slate Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#59778e is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 46.67% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.32% cyan, 16.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 206.04°, with 22.94% saturation and 45.29% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 5.9.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1727

Complementary

  1. #59778e
  2. #8e7059

Split complementary

  1. #59778e
  2. #8e595c
  3. #8e8a59

Analogous

  1. #598e8a
  2. #59778e
  3. #595c8e

Triadic

  1. #59778e
  2. #8e5977
  3. #778e59

Tetradic

  1. #59778e
  2. #70598e
  3. #8e7059
  4. #778e59

Square

  1. #59778e
  2. #8a598e
  3. #8e7059
  4. #5c8e59

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2830
  2. #3c505f
  3. #59778e
  4. #839db1
  5. #b2c2ce

Shades

#59778e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59778e
  2. #506b80
  3. #475f72
  4. #3e5363
  5. #354755
  6. #2d3c47
  7. #243039
  8. #1b242b
  9. #12181c
  10. #090c0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#59778e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59778e
  2. #6a8599
  3. #7a92a5
  4. #8ba0b0
  5. #9badbb
  6. #acbbc7
  7. #bdc9d2
  8. #cdd6dd
  9. #dee4e8
  10. #eef1f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59778e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59778e
  2. #5d788d
  3. #61798b
  4. #657a8a
  5. #697b88
  6. #6d7c87
  7. #707c86
  8. #747d84
  9. #787e83
  10. #7c7f81
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a757f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d778f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #66718e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #477d7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #66778f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #61738e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f7a85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59778e {
  color: #59778e;
}
Background
.bg-59778e {
  background-color: #59778e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-59778e {
  border: 2px solid #59778e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59778e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 119 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 23% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59778e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59778e, #595c8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59778e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 119 142 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 5.90 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 5.90 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.11 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.43 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.85 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.14 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 8.14 #a68871 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#59778e  rgb(89, 119, 142)  hsl(206, 23%, 45%)  Slate Gray
#8e7059  rgb(142, 112, 89)  hsl(26, 23%, 45%)  Raw Umber
#8e5977  rgb(142, 89, 119)  hsl(326, 23%, 45%)  Twilight Lavender
#778e59  rgb(119, 142, 89)  hsl(86, 23%, 45%)  Moss Green