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#656D82

#656d82 ≈ Slate Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#656d82 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 42.75% green and 50.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.31% cyan, 16.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.02% black. Its hue angle is 223.45°, with 12.55% saturation and 45.29% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 8.57.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1532

Complementary

  1. #656d82
  2. #827a65

Split complementary

  1. #656d82
  2. #826b65
  3. #7b8265

Analogous

  1. #657b82
  2. #656d82
  3. #6b6582

Triadic

  1. #656d82
  2. #82656d
  3. #6d8265

Tetradic

  1. #656d82
  2. #7a6582
  3. #827a65
  4. #6d8265

Square

  1. #656d82
  2. #82657b
  3. #827a65
  4. #65826b

Monochromatic

  1. #22252c
  2. #444957
  3. #656d82
  4. #8d94a6
  5. #b8bcc8

Shades

#656d82 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d82
  2. #5b6275
  3. #515768
  4. #474c5b
  5. #3d414e
  6. #333741
  7. #282c34
  8. #1e2127
  9. #14161a
  10. #0a0b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d82 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d82
  2. #747c8f
  3. #848a9b
  4. #9399a8
  5. #a3a7b4
  6. #b2b6c1
  7. #c1c5cd
  8. #d1d3da
  9. #e0e2e6
  10. #f0f0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d82 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d82
  2. #686f82
  3. #6a7182
  4. #6d7381
  5. #707581
  6. #737781
  7. #757881
  8. #787a81
  9. #7b7c80
  10. #7d7e80
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a6d76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #676e83 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #646c81 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5e7174 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #666e83 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #656c82 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #616f7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d82 {
  color: #656d82;
}
Background
.bg-656d82 {
  background-color: #656d82;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d82 {
  border: 2px solid #656d82;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d82;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 130;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 13% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d82 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d82, #6b6582);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d82 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 130 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.57 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.57 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.91 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.12 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.12 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.16 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.16 #9a927d Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#656d82  rgb(101, 109, 130)  hsl(223, 13%, 45%)  Slate Gray
#827a65  rgb(130, 122, 101)  hsl(43, 13%, 45%)  Battleship Gray
#82656d  rgb(130, 101, 109)  hsl(343, 13%, 45%)  Old Lavender
#6d8265  rgb(109, 130, 101)  hsl(103, 13%, 45%)  Xanadu