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#5C5FAB

#5c5fab ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5c5fab is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.08% red, 37.25% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.2% cyan, 44.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 237.72°, with 31.98% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 6.44.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.134

Complementary

  1. #5c5fab
  2. #aba85c

Split complementary

  1. #5c5fab
  2. #ab815c
  3. #87ab5c

Analogous

  1. #5c87ab
  2. #5c5fab
  3. #815cab

Triadic

  1. #5c5fab
  2. #ab5c5f
  3. #5fab5c

Tetradic

  1. #5c5fab
  2. #a85cab
  3. #aba85c
  4. #5fab5c

Square

  1. #5c5fab
  2. #ab5c87
  3. #aba85c
  4. #5cab81

Monochromatic

  1. #252749
  2. #3f427b
  3. #5c5fab
  4. #8e91c5
  5. #c1c2df

Shades

#5c5fab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5c5fab
  2. #53569a
  3. #4a4c89
  4. #404378
  5. #373967
  6. #2e3056
  7. #252644
  8. #1c1d33
  9. #121322
  10. #090a11
  11. #000000

Tints

#5c5fab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5c5fab
  2. #6c6fb3
  3. #7d7fbc
  4. #8d8fc4
  5. #9d9fcd
  6. #aeafd5
  7. #bebfdd
  8. #cecfe6
  9. #dedfee
  10. #efeff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5c5fab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5c5fab
  2. #6062a7
  3. #6366a2
  4. #67699e
  5. #6a6c9a
  6. #6e7096
  7. #727391
  8. #75768d
  9. #797989
  10. #7c7d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #626487 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4169ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c64a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #416f7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d65ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b62aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d6991 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5c5fab {
  color: #5c5fab;
}
Background
.bg-5c5fab {
  background-color: #5c5fab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5c5fab {
  border: 2px solid #5c5fab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5c5fab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 92 95 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 32% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5c5fab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5c5fab, #815cab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5c5fab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(92 95 171 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.44 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.75 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.89 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.90 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.33 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.44 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.51 #a3a054 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#5c5fab  rgb(92, 95, 171)  hsl(238, 32%, 52%)  Slate Blue
#aba85c  rgb(171, 168, 92)  hsl(58, 32%, 52%)  Dark Khaki
#ab5c5f  rgb(171, 92, 95)  hsl(358, 32%, 52%)  Redwood
#5fab5c  rgb(95, 171, 92)  hsl(118, 32%, 52%)  Medium Sea Green