Palettes / Colors / #5959E1

#5959E1 — Blue

#5959E1 is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

#5959E1 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E1E15B; it also sits naturally between #5B9EE1 and #9E5BE1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 35% · Green 35% · Blue 88%

Cyan 60% · Magenta 60% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%

Previews

CSS code for #5959E1

.text { color: #5959E1; }
.background { background-color: #5959E1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5959E1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(89, 89, 225); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 69%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5959E1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(89, 89, 225, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5959E1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(89, 89, 225, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5959E1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5959E1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #5959E1

Tints of #5959E1

Tones of #5959E1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1E15B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5959E1: #FFFFFF.

How #5959E1 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #5959E1

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #5959E0  ·  #5959E2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #5959E1?

#5959E1 is Blue, a blue color (RGB 89, 89, 225). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5959E1?

#5959E1 is RGB 89, 89, 225 — HSL 240°, 69%, 62% — CMYK 60%, 60%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #5959E1?

Its complement is #E1E15B; analogous partners are #5B9EE1 and #9E5BE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5959E1 for text?

White text on #5959E1 has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.94:1.