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#656D8F

#656d8f ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#656d8f 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 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.37% cyan, 23.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 228.57°, with 17.21% saturation and 47.84% 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 9.64.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1569

Complementary

  1. #656d8f
  2. #8f8765

Split complementary

  1. #656d8f
  2. #8f7265
  3. #828f65

Analogous

  1. #65828f
  2. #656d8f
  3. #72658f

Triadic

  1. #656d8f
  2. #8f656d
  3. #6d8f65

Tetradic

  1. #656d8f
  2. #87658f
  3. #8f8765
  4. #6d8f65

Square

  1. #656d8f
  2. #8f6582
  3. #8f8765
  4. #658f72

Monochromatic

  1. #262935
  2. #454b62
  3. #656d8f
  4. #9096b1
  5. #bdc0d0

Shades

#656d8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d8f
  2. #5b6281
  3. #515772
  4. #474c64
  5. #3d4156
  6. #333748
  7. #282c39
  8. #1e212b
  9. #14161d
  10. #0a0b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d8f
  2. #747c9a
  3. #848aa5
  4. #9399b1
  5. #a3a7bc
  6. #b2b6c7
  7. #c1c5d2
  8. #d1d3dd
  9. #e0e2e9
  10. #f0f0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d8f
  2. #686f8e
  3. #6a718c
  4. #6d738b
  5. #707589
  6. #737788
  7. #757886
  8. #787a85
  9. #7b7c83
  10. #7d7e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b6e7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #637091 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #606d8e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5a7379 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #646f90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #626d8e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5f7182 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d8f {
  color: #656d8f;
}
Background
.bg-656d8f {
  background-color: #656d8f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d8f {
  border: 2px solid #656d8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 17% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d8f, #72658f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 143 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.64 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 11.12 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 11.12 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.17 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 11.70 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 13.00 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 13.00 #9a9270 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#656d8f  rgb(101, 109, 143)  hsl(229, 17%, 48%)  Queen Blue
#8f8765  rgb(143, 135, 101)  hsl(49, 17%, 48%)  Moss Green
#8f656d  rgb(143, 101, 109)  hsl(349, 17%, 48%)  Mauve Taupe
#6d8f65  rgb(109, 143, 101)  hsl(109, 17%, 48%)  Moss Green