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#59798E

#59798e ≈ Slate Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#59798e is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 47.45% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.32% cyan, 14.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 203.77°, 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 5.85.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1775

Complementary

  1. #59798e
  2. #8e6e59

Split complementary

  1. #59798e
  2. #8e595e
  3. #8e8859

Analogous

  1. #598e88
  2. #59798e
  3. #595e8e

Triadic

  1. #59798e
  2. #8e5979
  3. #798e59

Tetradic

  1. #59798e
  2. #6e598e
  3. #8e6e59
  4. #798e59

Square

  1. #59798e
  2. #88598e
  3. #8e6e59
  4. #5e8e59

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2930
  2. #3c515f
  3. #59798e
  4. #839fb1
  5. #b2c3ce

Shades

#59798e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59798e
  2. #506d80
  3. #476172
  4. #3e5563
  5. #354955
  6. #2d3d47
  7. #243039
  8. #1b242b
  9. #12181c
  10. #090c0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#59798e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59798e
  2. #6a8699
  3. #7a94a5
  4. #8ba1b0
  5. #9bafbb
  6. #acbcc7
  7. #bdc9d2
  8. #cdd7dd
  9. #dee4e8
  10. #eef2f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59798e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59798e
  2. #5d7a8d
  3. #617a8b
  4. #657b8a
  5. #697c88
  6. #6d7d87
  7. #707d86
  8. #747e84
  9. #787f83
  10. #7c7f81
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b7780 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #70788f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #68728e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #477e80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #67798f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #63758e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f7c86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59798e {
  color: #59798e;
}
Background
.bg-59798e {
  background-color: #59798e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-59798e {
  border: 2px solid #59798e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59798e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 121 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 23% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59798e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59798e, #595e8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59798e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 121 142 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 5.85 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 5.85 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.85 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 7.41 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 7.88 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 7.88 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.12 #a68671 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#59798e  rgb(89, 121, 142)  hsl(204, 23%, 45%)  Slate Gray
#8e6e59  rgb(142, 110, 89)  hsl(24, 23%, 45%)  Raw Umber
#8e5979  rgb(142, 89, 121)  hsl(324, 23%, 45%)  Twilight Lavender
#798e59  rgb(121, 142, 89)  hsl(84, 23%, 45%)  Moss Green