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#656D98

#656d98 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#656d98 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 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.55% cyan, 28.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 230.59°, with 20.16% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 9.43.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1597

Complementary

  1. #656d98
  2. #989065

Split complementary

  1. #656d98
  2. #987765
  3. #879865

Analogous

  1. #658798
  2. #656d98
  3. #776598

Triadic

  1. #656d98
  2. #98656d
  3. #6d9865

Tetradic

  1. #656d98
  2. #906598
  3. #989065
  4. #6d9865

Square

  1. #656d98
  2. #986587
  3. #989065
  4. #659877

Monochromatic

  1. #282b3c
  2. #464c6a
  3. #656d98
  4. #9398b7
  5. #c1c4d5

Shades

#656d98 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d98
  2. #5b6289
  3. #51577a
  4. #474c6a
  5. #3d415b
  6. #33374c
  7. #282c3d
  8. #1e212e
  9. #14161e
  10. #0a0b0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d98 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d98
  2. #747ca2
  3. #848aad
  4. #9399b7
  5. #a3a7c1
  6. #b2b6cc
  7. #c1c5d6
  8. #d1d3e0
  9. #e0e2ea
  10. #f0f0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d98 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d98
  2. #686f96
  3. #6a7193
  4. #6d7391
  5. #70758e
  6. #73778c
  7. #75788a
  8. #787a87
  9. #7b7c85
  10. #7d7e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b6e82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #60719a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c6d97 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #57757c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #627099 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #606d97 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5d7288 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d98 {
  color: #656d98;
}
Background
.bg-656d98 {
  background-color: #656d98;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d98 {
  border: 2px solid #656d98;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d98;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 20% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d98 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d98, #776598);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d98 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 152 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.43 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.35 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 11.80 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 12.20 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 12.20 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 12.59 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 12.63 #9a9267 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#656d98  rgb(101, 109, 152)  hsl(231, 20%, 50%)  Queen Blue
#989065  rgb(152, 144, 101)  hsl(51, 20%, 50%)  Moss Green
#98656d  rgb(152, 101, 109)  hsl(351, 20%, 50%)  Mauve Taupe
#6d9865  rgb(109, 152, 101)  hsl(111, 20%, 50%)  Asparagus