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#5B60AC

#5b60ac ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5b60ac is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 37.65% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.09% cyan, 44.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 236.3°, with 32.79% saturation and 51.57% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 6.54.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1357

Complementary

  1. #5b60ac
  2. #aca75b

Split complementary

  1. #5b60ac
  2. #ac7f5b
  3. #88ac5b

Analogous

  1. #5b88ac
  2. #5b60ac
  3. #7f5bac

Triadic

  1. #5b60ac
  2. #ac5b60
  3. #60ac5b

Tetradic

  1. #5b60ac
  2. #a75bac
  3. #aca75b
  4. #60ac5b

Square

  1. #5b60ac
  2. #ac5b88
  3. #aca75b
  4. #5bac7f

Monochromatic

  1. #252749
  2. #3f427c
  3. #5b60ac
  4. #8e91c6
  5. #c1c2df

Shades

#5b60ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5b60ac
  2. #52569b
  3. #494d8a
  4. #404378
  5. #373a67
  6. #2e3056
  7. #242645
  8. #1b1d34
  9. #121322
  10. #090a11
  11. #000000

Tints

#5b60ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5b60ac
  2. #6b70b4
  3. #7c80bd
  4. #8c90c5
  5. #9da0cd
  6. #adb0d6
  7. #bdbfde
  8. #cecfe6
  9. #dedfee
  10. #efeff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5b60ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5b60ac
  2. #5f63a8
  3. #6266a3
  4. #666a9f
  5. #6a6d9a
  6. #6e7096
  7. #717392
  8. #75768d
  9. #797a89
  10. #7c7d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #626488 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #426aaf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c64aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e707d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d66ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a62ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b6a92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5b60ac {
  color: #5b60ac;
}
Background
.bg-5b60ac {
  background-color: #5b60ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5b60ac {
  border: 2px solid #5b60ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5b60ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 96 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 33% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5b60ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b60ac, #7f5bac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5b60ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 96 172 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.54 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.87 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.92 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.98 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.07 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.37 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.55 #a49f53 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#5b60ac  rgb(91, 96, 172)  hsl(236, 33%, 52%)  Slate Blue
#aca75b  rgb(172, 167, 91)  hsl(56, 33%, 52%)  Dark Khaki
#ac5b60  rgb(172, 91, 96)  hsl(356, 33%, 52%)  Redwood
#60ac5b  rgb(96, 172, 91)  hsl(116, 33%, 52%)  Medium Sea Green