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#5D5BC1

#5d5bc1 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5d5bc1 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.47% red, 35.69% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.81% cyan, 52.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 241.18°, with 45.13% saturation and 55.69% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 3.07.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1366

Complementary

  1. #5d5bc1
  2. #bfc15b

Split complementary

  1. #5d5bc1
  2. #c1905b
  3. #8cc15b

Analogous

  1. #5b8cc1
  2. #5d5bc1
  3. #905bc1

Triadic

  1. #5d5bc1
  2. #c15d5b
  3. #5bc15d

Tetradic

  1. #5d5bc1
  2. #c15bbf
  3. #bfc15b
  4. #5bc15d

Square

  1. #5d5bc1
  2. #c15b8c
  3. #bfc15b
  4. #5bc190

Monochromatic

  1. #25245f
  2. #3b3997
  3. #5d5bc1
  4. #9493d6
  5. #cbcaeb

Shades

#5d5bc1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5d5bc1
  2. #5452ae
  3. #4a499a
  4. #414087
  5. #383774
  6. #2f2e61
  7. #25244d
  8. #1c1b3a
  9. #131227
  10. #090913
  11. #000000

Tints

#5d5bc1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5d5bc1
  2. #6d6bc7
  3. #7d7ccd
  4. #8e8cd4
  5. #9e9dda
  6. #aeade0
  7. #bebde6
  8. #ceceec
  9. #dfdef3
  10. #efeff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5d5bc1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5d5bc1
  2. #615fbb
  3. #6462b4
  4. #6866ae
  5. #6b6aa7
  6. #6f6ea1
  7. #72719a
  8. #767594
  9. #79798d
  10. #7d7c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #636394 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #246bc5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1764bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #347285 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4265c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f60c0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4869a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5d5bc1 {
  color: #5d5bc1;
}
Background
.bg-5d5bc1 {
  background-color: #5d5bc1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5d5bc1 {
  border: 2px solid #5d5bc1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5d5bc1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 93 91 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 241 45% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5d5bc1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5d5bc1, #905bc1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5d5bc1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(93 91 193 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.07 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.19 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.09 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.67 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.00 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.51 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.61 #a2a43e Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#5d5bc1  rgb(93, 91, 193)  hsl(241, 45%, 56%)  Slate Blue
#bfc15b  rgb(191, 193, 91)  hsl(61, 45%, 56%)  Dark Khaki
#c15d5b  rgb(193, 93, 91)  hsl(1, 45%, 56%)  Indian Red
#5bc15d  rgb(91, 193, 93)  hsl(121, 45%, 56%)  Mantis