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#656D91

#656d91 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#656d91 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 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.34% cyan, 24.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 229.09°, with 17.89% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 9.6.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1575

Complementary

  1. #656d91
  2. #918965

Split complementary

  1. #656d91
  2. #917365
  3. #839165

Analogous

  1. #658391
  2. #656d91
  3. #736591

Triadic

  1. #656d91
  2. #91656d
  3. #6d9165

Tetradic

  1. #656d91
  2. #896591
  3. #918965
  4. #6d9165

Square

  1. #656d91
  2. #916583
  3. #918965
  4. #659173

Monochromatic

  1. #262937
  2. #464b64
  3. #656d91
  4. #9097b2
  5. #bec1d1

Shades

#656d91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d91
  2. #5b6283
  3. #515774
  4. #474c66
  5. #3d4157
  6. #333749
  7. #282c3a
  8. #1e212c
  9. #14161d
  10. #0a0b0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d91
  2. #747c9c
  3. #848aa7
  4. #9399b2
  5. #a3a7bd
  6. #b2b6c8
  7. #c1c5d3
  8. #d1d3de
  9. #e0e2e9
  10. #f0f0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d91
  2. #686f8f
  3. #6a718e
  4. #6d738c
  5. #70758a
  6. #737789
  7. #757887
  8. #787a85
  9. #7b7c83
  10. #7d7e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b6e7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #627093 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f6d90 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #597479 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #636f92 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #626d90 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5e7183 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d91 {
  color: #656d91;
}
Background
.bg-656d91 {
  background-color: #656d91;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d91 {
  border: 2px solid #656d91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 18% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d91, #736591);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 145 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.60 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.98 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 11.43 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 11.43 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 11.92 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 12.95 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 12.97 #9a926e Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#656d91  rgb(101, 109, 145)  hsl(229, 18%, 48%)  Queen Blue
#918965  rgb(145, 137, 101)  hsl(49, 18%, 48%)  Moss Green
#91656d  rgb(145, 101, 109)  hsl(349, 18%, 48%)  Mauve Taupe
#6d9165  rgb(109, 145, 101)  hsl(109, 18%, 48%)  Moss Green