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#656DAB

#656dab ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#656dab is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 42.75% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.94% cyan, 36.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 233.14°, with 29.41% saturation and 53.33% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 9.02.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1664

Complementary

  1. #656dab
  2. #aba365

Split complementary

  1. #656dab
  2. #ab8065
  3. #90ab65

Analogous

  1. #6590ab
  2. #656dab
  3. #8065ab

Triadic

  1. #656dab
  2. #ab656d
  3. #6dab65

Tetradic

  1. #656dab
  2. #a365ab
  3. #aba365
  4. #6dab65

Square

  1. #656dab
  2. #ab6590
  3. #aba365
  4. #65ab80

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2e4d
  2. #454c7e
  3. #656dab
  4. #969cc6
  5. #c8cbe1

Shades

#656dab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656dab
  2. #5b629a
  3. #515789
  4. #474c78
  5. #3d4167
  6. #333756
  7. #282c44
  8. #1e2133
  9. #141622
  10. #0a0b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#656dab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656dab
  2. #747cb3
  3. #848abc
  4. #9399c4
  5. #a3a7cd
  6. #b2b6d5
  7. #c1c5dd
  8. #d1d3e6
  9. #e0e2ee
  10. #f0f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656dab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656dab
  2. #686fa7
  3. #6a71a2
  4. #6d739e
  5. #70759a
  6. #737796
  7. #757891
  8. #787a8d
  9. #7b7c89
  10. #7d7e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d708c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5874ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #536faa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f7984 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d71ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b6eaa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #597595 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656dab {
  color: #656dab;
}
Background
.bg-656dab {
  background-color: #656dab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656dab {
  border: 2px solid #656dab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656dab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 29% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656dab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656dab, #8065ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656dab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 171 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.02 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.02 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.04 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.52 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 11.17 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 11.18 #1560bd Denim ΔE 11.56 #9a9254 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#656dab  rgb(101, 109, 171)  hsl(233, 29%, 53%)  Queen Blue
#aba365  rgb(171, 163, 101)  hsl(53, 29%, 53%)  Dark Khaki
#ab656d  rgb(171, 101, 109)  hsl(353, 29%, 53%)  Rose Gold
#6dab65  rgb(109, 171, 101)  hsl(113, 29%, 53%)  Asparagus