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#656D8D

#656d8d ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#656d8d 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 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.37% cyan, 22.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 228°, with 16.53% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 9.67.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1563

Complementary

  1. #656d8d
  2. #8d8565

Split complementary

  1. #656d8d
  2. #8d7165
  3. #818d65

Analogous

  1. #65818d
  2. #656d8d
  3. #71658d

Triadic

  1. #656d8d
  2. #8d656d
  3. #6d8d65

Tetradic

  1. #656d8d
  2. #85658d
  3. #8d8565
  4. #6d8d65

Square

  1. #656d8d
  2. #8d6581
  3. #8d8565
  4. #658d71

Monochromatic

  1. #252834
  2. #454b60
  3. #656d8d
  4. #8f96af
  5. #bcc0cf

Shades

#656d8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d8d
  2. #5b627f
  3. #515771
  4. #474c63
  5. #3d4155
  6. #333747
  7. #282c38
  8. #1e212a
  9. #14161c
  10. #0a0b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d8d
  2. #747c98
  3. #848aa4
  4. #9399af
  5. #a3a7bb
  6. #b2b6c6
  7. #c1c5d1
  8. #d1d3dd
  9. #e0e2e8
  10. #f0f0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d8d
  2. #686f8c
  3. #6a718a
  4. #6d7389
  5. #707588
  6. #737787
  7. #757885
  8. #787a84
  9. #7b7c83
  10. #7d7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b6e7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #64708e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #616d8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5b7378 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #646f8e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #626d8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5f7181 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d8d {
  color: #656d8d;
}
Background
.bg-656d8d {
  background-color: #656d8d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d8d {
  border: 2px solid #656d8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 17% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d8d, #71658d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 141 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.67 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.77 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 10.77 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.37 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 11.50 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.74 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 12.74 #9a9272 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#656d8d  rgb(101, 109, 141)  hsl(228, 17%, 47%)  Queen Blue
#8d8565  rgb(141, 133, 101)  hsl(48, 17%, 47%)  Moss Green
#8d656d  rgb(141, 101, 109)  hsl(348, 17%, 47%)  Mauve Taupe
#6d8d65  rgb(109, 141, 101)  hsl(108, 17%, 47%)  Xanadu