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#5B5BC7

#5b5bc7 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5b5bc7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 35.69% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.27% cyan, 54.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 49.09% saturation and 56.86% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 2.97.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1383

Complementary

  1. #5b5bc7
  2. #c7c75b

Split complementary

  1. #5b5bc7
  2. #c7915b
  3. #91c75b

Analogous

  1. #5b91c7
  2. #5b5bc7
  3. #915bc7

Triadic

  1. #5b5bc7
  2. #c75b5b
  3. #5bc75b

Tetradic

  1. #5b5bc7
  2. #c75bc7
  3. #c7c75b
  4. #5bc75b

Square

  1. #5b5bc7
  2. #c75b91
  3. #c7c75b
  4. #5bc791

Monochromatic

  1. #232366
  2. #36369f
  3. #5b5bc7
  4. #9494da
  5. #cdcdee

Shades

#5b5bc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5b5bc7
  2. #5252b3
  3. #49499f
  4. #40408b
  5. #373777
  6. #2e2e64
  7. #242450
  8. #1b1b3c
  9. #121228
  10. #090914
  11. #000000

Tints

#5b5bc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5b5bc7
  2. #6b6bcd
  3. #7c7cd2
  4. #8c8cd8
  5. #9d9ddd
  6. #adade3
  7. #bdbde9
  8. #ceceee
  9. #dedef4
  10. #efeff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5b5bc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5b5bc7
  2. #5f5fc0
  3. #6262b9
  4. #6666b2
  5. #6a6aab
  6. #6e6ea4
  7. #71719c
  8. #757595
  9. #79798e
  10. #7c7c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #636397 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #186ccb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0064c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #287488 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d66c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3960c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #426ba5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5b5bc7 {
  color: #5b5bc7;
}
Background
.bg-5b5bc7 {
  background-color: #5b5bc7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5b5bc7 {
  border: 2px solid #5b5bc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5b5bc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 91 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 49% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5b5bc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b5bc7, #915bc7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5b5bc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 91 199 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 2.97 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.84 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.54 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.32 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.66 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.84 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.81 #a4a438 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#5b5bc7  rgb(91, 91, 199)  hsl(240, 49%, 57%)  Slate Blue
#c7c75b  rgb(199, 199, 91)  hsl(60, 49%, 57%)  Straw
#c75b5b  rgb(199, 91, 91)  hsl(0, 49%, 57%)  Indian Red
#5bc75b  rgb(91, 199, 91)  hsl(120, 49%, 57%)  Mantis