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#656D83

#656d83 ≈ Slate Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#656d83 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 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.9% cyan, 16.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 224°, with 12.93% saturation and 45.49% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 8.76.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1534

Complementary

  1. #656d83
  2. #837b65

Split complementary

  1. #656d83
  2. #836c65
  3. #7c8365

Analogous

  1. #657c83
  2. #656d83
  3. #6c6583

Triadic

  1. #656d83
  2. #83656d
  3. #6d8365

Tetradic

  1. #656d83
  2. #7b6583
  3. #837b65
  4. #6d8365

Square

  1. #656d83
  2. #83657c
  3. #837b65
  4. #65836c

Monochromatic

  1. #22252d
  2. #444958
  3. #656d83
  4. #8d94a7
  5. #b8bdc9

Shades

#656d83 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d83
  2. #5b6276
  3. #515769
  4. #474c5c
  5. #3d414f
  6. #333742
  7. #282c34
  8. #1e2127
  9. #14161a
  10. #0a0b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d83 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d83
  2. #747c8f
  3. #848a9c
  4. #9399a8
  5. #a3a7b5
  6. #b2b6c1
  7. #c1c5cd
  8. #d1d3da
  9. #e0e2e6
  10. #f0f0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d83 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d83
  2. #686f83
  3. #6a7182
  4. #6d7382
  5. #707582
  6. #737782
  7. #757881
  8. #787a81
  9. #7b7c81
  10. #7d7e80
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a6d77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #676f84 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #646c82 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5e7174 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #666e84 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #646c83 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #61707a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d83 {
  color: #656d83;
}
Background
.bg-656d83 {
  background-color: #656d83;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d83 {
  border: 2px solid #656d83;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d83;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 13% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d83 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d83, #6c6583);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d83 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 131 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.76 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.76 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.87 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.49 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.49 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 11.27 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.29 #9a927c Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#656d83  rgb(101, 109, 131)  hsl(224, 13%, 45%)  Slate Gray
#837b65  rgb(131, 123, 101)  hsl(44, 13%, 45%)  Battleship Gray
#83656d  rgb(131, 101, 109)  hsl(344, 13%, 45%)  Old Lavender
#6d8365  rgb(109, 131, 101)  hsl(104, 13%, 45%)  Xanadu