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#5A5A83

#5a5a83 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#5a5a83 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.29% red, 35.29% green and 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.3% cyan, 31.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 18.55% saturation and 43.33% 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 6.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 11.14.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1112

Complementary

  1. #5a5a83
  2. #83835a

Split complementary

  1. #5a5a83
  2. #836e5a
  3. #6e835a

Analogous

  1. #5a6e83
  2. #5a5a83
  3. #6e5a83

Triadic

  1. #5a5a83
  2. #835a5a
  3. #5a835a

Tetradic

  1. #5a5a83
  2. #835a83
  3. #83835a
  4. #5a835a

Square

  1. #5a5a83
  2. #835a6e
  3. #83835a
  4. #5a836e

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1c28
  2. #3b3b56
  3. #5a5a83
  4. #8181a8
  5. #aeaec8

Shades

#5a5a83 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5a5a83
  2. #515176
  3. #484869
  4. #3f3f5c
  5. #36364f
  6. #2d2d42
  7. #242434
  8. #1b1b27
  9. #12121a
  10. #09090d
  11. #000000

Tints

#5a5a83 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5a5a83
  2. #6b6b8f
  3. #7b7b9c
  4. #8c8ca8
  5. #9c9cb5
  6. #adadc1
  7. #bdbdcd
  8. #ceceda
  9. #dedee6
  10. #efeff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5a5a83 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5a5a83
  2. #5e5e83
  3. #626282
  4. #656582
  5. #696982
  6. #6d6d82
  7. #717181
  8. #757581
  9. #787881
  10. #7c7c80
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c5c6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e5f85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d5c82 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #506169 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #535d84 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #525b82 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #545f74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5a5a83 {
  color: #5a5a83;
}
Background
.bg-5a5a83 {
  background-color: #5a5a83;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5a5a83 {
  border: 2px solid #5a5a83;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5a5a83;
  --color-primary-rgb: 90 90 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 19% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5a5a83 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5a5a83, #6e5a83);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5a5a83 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(90 90 131 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 11.14 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.28 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 12.35 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 12.55 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 13.55 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 13.62 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 13.75 #a5a57c Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#5a5a83  rgb(90, 90, 131)  hsl(240, 19%, 43%)  Dark Slate Blue
#83835a  rgb(131, 131, 90)  hsl(60, 19%, 43%)  Moss Green
#835a5a  rgb(131, 90, 90)  hsl(0, 19%, 43%)  Tuscan Red
#5a835a  rgb(90, 131, 90)  hsl(120, 19%, 43%)  Fern Green