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#5D5CD8

#5d5cd8 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5d5cd8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.47% red, 36.08% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.94% cyan, 57.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 240.48°, with 61.39% saturation and 60.39% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 2.91.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1494

Complementary

  1. #5d5cd8
  2. #d7d85c

Split complementary

  1. #5d5cd8
  2. #d89b5c
  3. #99d85c

Analogous

  1. #5c99d8
  2. #5d5cd8
  3. #9b5cd8

Triadic

  1. #5d5cd8
  2. #d85d5c
  3. #5cd85d

Tetradic

  1. #5d5cd8
  2. #d85cd7
  3. #d7d85c
  4. #5cd85d

Square

  1. #5d5cd8
  2. #d85c99
  3. #d7d85c
  4. #5cd89b

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1e7d
  2. #2e2dbb
  3. #5d5cd8
  4. #9a9ae7
  5. #d8d7f6

Shades

#5d5cd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5d5cd8
  2. #5453c2
  3. #4a4aad
  4. #414097
  5. #383782
  6. #2f2e6c
  7. #252556
  8. #1c1c41
  9. #13122b
  10. #090916
  11. #000000

Tints

#5d5cd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5d5cd8
  2. #6d6cdc
  3. #7d7de0
  4. #8e8de4
  5. #9e9de8
  6. #aeaeec
  7. #bebeef
  8. #cecef3
  9. #dfdef7
  10. #efeffb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5d5cd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5d5cd8
  2. #6160cf
  3. #6463c6
  4. #6867be
  5. #6b6ab5
  6. #6f6eac
  7. #7272a3
  8. #76759a
  9. #797992
  10. #7d7c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6666a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #137991 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3669db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3063d6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e6fb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5d5cd8 {
  color: #5d5cd8;
}
Background
.bg-5d5cd8 {
  background-color: #5d5cd8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5d5cd8 {
  border: 2px solid #5d5cd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5d5cd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 93 92 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 61% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5d5cd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5d5cd8, #9b5cd8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5d5cd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(93 92 216 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 2.91 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.64 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.13 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.00 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.52 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.98 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.17 #a2a327 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#5d5cd8  rgb(93, 92, 216)  hsl(240, 61%, 60%)  Slate Blue
#d7d85c  rgb(215, 216, 92)  hsl(60, 61%, 60%)  Straw
#d85d5c  rgb(216, 93, 92)  hsl(0, 61%, 60%)  Indian Red
#5cd85d  rgb(92, 216, 93)  hsl(120, 61%, 60%)  Malachite