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#656D8A

#656d8a ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#656d8a 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 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.81% cyan, 21.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 227.03°, with 15.48% saturation and 46.86% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 9.7.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1554

Complementary

  1. #656d8a
  2. #8a8265

Split complementary

  1. #656d8a
  2. #8a6f65
  3. #7f8a65

Analogous

  1. #657f8a
  2. #656d8a
  3. #6f658a

Triadic

  1. #656d8a
  2. #8a656d
  3. #6d8a65

Tetradic

  1. #656d8a
  2. #82658a
  3. #8a8265
  4. #6d8a65

Square

  1. #656d8a
  2. #8a657f
  3. #8a8265
  4. #658a6f

Monochromatic

  1. #242732
  2. #454a5e
  3. #656d8a
  4. #8f95ad
  5. #bbbfcd

Shades

#656d8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d8a
  2. #5b627c
  3. #51576e
  4. #474c61
  5. #3d4153
  6. #333745
  7. #282c37
  8. #1e2129
  9. #14161c
  10. #0a0b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d8a
  2. #747c96
  3. #848aa1
  4. #9399ad
  5. #a3a7b9
  6. #b2b6c5
  7. #c1c5d0
  8. #d1d3dc
  9. #e0e2e8
  10. #f0f0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d8a
  2. #686f89
  3. #6a7188
  4. #6d7387
  5. #707586
  6. #737785
  7. #757884
  8. #787a83
  9. #7b7c82
  10. #7d7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a6d7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #646f8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #626c89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5c7277 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #656e8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #636d8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #60707f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d8a {
  color: #656d8a;
}
Background
.bg-656d8a {
  background-color: #656d8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d8a {
  border: 2px solid #656d8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 15% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d8a, #6f658a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 138 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.70 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.19 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 10.19 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 11.29 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.68 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.32 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 12.32 #9a9275 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#656d8a  rgb(101, 109, 138)  hsl(227, 15%, 47%)  Queen Blue
#8a8265  rgb(138, 130, 101)  hsl(47, 15%, 47%)  Battleship Gray
#8a656d  rgb(138, 101, 109)  hsl(347, 15%, 47%)  Mauve Taupe
#6d8a65  rgb(109, 138, 101)  hsl(107, 15%, 47%)  Xanadu