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#656D95

#656d95 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#656d95 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 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.21% cyan, 26.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 230°, with 19.2% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 9.51.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1587

Complementary

  1. #656d95
  2. #958d65

Split complementary

  1. #656d95
  2. #957565
  3. #859565

Analogous

  1. #658595
  2. #656d95
  3. #756595

Triadic

  1. #656d95
  2. #95656d
  3. #6d9565

Tetradic

  1. #656d95
  2. #8d6595
  3. #958d65
  4. #6d9565

Square

  1. #656d95
  2. #956585
  3. #958d65
  4. #659575

Monochromatic

  1. #272a3a
  2. #464c67
  3. #656d95
  4. #9298b5
  5. #bfc3d4

Shades

#656d95 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d95
  2. #5b6286
  3. #515777
  4. #474c68
  5. #3d4159
  6. #33374b
  7. #282c3c
  8. #1e212d
  9. #14161e
  10. #0a0b0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d95 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d95
  2. #747ca0
  3. #848aaa
  4. #9399b5
  5. #a3a7bf
  6. #b2b6ca
  7. #c1c5d5
  8. #d1d3df
  9. #e0e2ea
  10. #f0f0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d95 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d95
  2. #686f93
  3. #6a7191
  4. #6d738f
  5. #70758d
  6. #73778b
  7. #757888
  8. #787a86
  9. #7b7c84
  10. #7d7e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b6e80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #617197 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e6d94 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #58757b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #636f96 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #616d94 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5e7286 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d95 {
  color: #656d95;
}
Background
.bg-656d95 {
  background-color: #656d95;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d95 {
  border: 2px solid #656d95;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d95;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 19% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d95 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d95, #756595);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d95 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 149 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.51 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.61 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 11.94 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 11.94 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 12.29 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 12.47 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 12.74 #9a926a Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#656d95  rgb(101, 109, 149)  hsl(230, 19%, 49%)  Queen Blue
#958d65  rgb(149, 141, 101)  hsl(50, 19%, 49%)  Moss Green
#95656d  rgb(149, 101, 109)  hsl(350, 19%, 49%)  Mauve Taupe
#6d9565  rgb(109, 149, 101)  hsl(110, 19%, 49%)  Asparagus