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#656D96

#656d96 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#656d96 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 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.67% cyan, 27.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 230.2°, with 19.52% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 9.49.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1591

Complementary

  1. #656d96
  2. #968e65

Split complementary

  1. #656d96
  2. #967665
  3. #869665

Analogous

  1. #658696
  2. #656d96
  3. #766596

Triadic

  1. #656d96
  2. #96656d
  3. #6d9665

Tetradic

  1. #656d96
  2. #8e6596
  3. #968e65
  4. #6d9665

Square

  1. #656d96
  2. #966586
  3. #968e65
  4. #659676

Monochromatic

  1. #272b3b
  2. #464c68
  3. #656d96
  4. #9298b6
  5. #c0c3d4

Shades

#656d96 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d96
  2. #5b6287
  3. #515778
  4. #474c69
  5. #3d415a
  6. #33374b
  7. #282c3c
  8. #1e212d
  9. #14161e
  10. #0a0b0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d96 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d96
  2. #747ca1
  3. #848aab
  4. #9399b6
  5. #a3a7c0
  6. #b2b6cb
  7. #c1c5d5
  8. #d1d3e0
  9. #e0e2ea
  10. #f0f0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d96 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d96
  2. #686f94
  3. #6a7192
  4. #6d738f
  5. #70758d
  6. #73778b
  7. #757889
  8. #787a87
  9. #7b7c84
  10. #7d7e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b6e80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #617198 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d6d95 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #58757b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #626f97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #606d95 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5d7287 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d96 {
  color: #656d96;
}
Background
.bg-656d96 {
  background-color: #656d96;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d96 {
  border: 2px solid #656d96;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d96;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 20% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d96 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d96, #766596);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d96 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 150 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.49 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.52 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 12.04 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 12.04 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 12.12 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 12.62 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 12.69 #9a9269 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#656d96  rgb(101, 109, 150)  hsl(230, 20%, 49%)  Queen Blue
#968e65  rgb(150, 142, 101)  hsl(50, 20%, 49%)  Moss Green
#96656d  rgb(150, 101, 109)  hsl(350, 20%, 49%)  Mauve Taupe
#6d9665  rgb(109, 150, 101)  hsl(110, 20%, 49%)  Asparagus