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#656D85

#656d85 ≈ Slate Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#656d85 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 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.06% cyan, 18.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 13.68% saturation and 45.88% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 9.16.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.154

Complementary

  1. #656d85
  2. #857d65

Split complementary

  1. #656d85
  2. #856d65
  3. #7d8565

Analogous

  1. #657d85
  2. #656d85
  3. #6d6585

Triadic

  1. #656d85
  2. #85656d
  3. #6d8565

Tetradic

  1. #656d85
  2. #7d6585
  3. #857d65
  4. #6d8565

Square

  1. #656d85
  2. #85657d
  3. #857d65
  4. #65856d

Monochromatic

  1. #23262e
  2. #44495a
  3. #656d85
  4. #8e94a9
  5. #b9bdca

Shades

#656d85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d85
  2. #5b6278
  3. #51576a
  4. #474c5d
  5. #3d4150
  6. #333743
  7. #282c35
  8. #1e2128
  9. #14161b
  10. #0a0b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d85
  2. #747c91
  3. #848a9d
  4. #9399aa
  5. #a3a7b6
  6. #b2b6c2
  7. #c1c5ce
  8. #d1d3da
  9. #e0e2e7
  10. #f0f0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d85
  2. #686f85
  3. #6a7184
  4. #6d7384
  5. #707583
  6. #737783
  7. #757882
  8. #787a82
  9. #7b7c81
  10. #7d7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a6d78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #666f86 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #636c84 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5d7275 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #666e86 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #646c85 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #60707c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d85 {
  color: #656d85;
}
Background
.bg-656d85 {
  background-color: #656d85;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d85 {
  border: 2px solid #656d85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 14% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d85, #6d6585);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 133 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.16 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.16 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.80 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 11.20 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.20 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 11.20 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.57 #9a927a Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#656d85  rgb(101, 109, 133)  hsl(225, 14%, 46%)  Slate Gray
#857d65  rgb(133, 125, 101)  hsl(45, 14%, 46%)  Battleship Gray
#85656d  rgb(133, 101, 109)  hsl(345, 14%, 46%)  Mauve Taupe
#6d8565  rgb(109, 133, 101)  hsl(105, 14%, 46%)  Xanadu