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#656DAC

#656dac ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#656dac 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 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.28% cyan, 36.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 233.24°, with 29.96% saturation and 53.53% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 8.92.

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Relative luminance0.1668

Complementary

  1. #656dac
  2. #aca465

Split complementary

  1. #656dac
  2. #ac8165
  3. #91ac65

Analogous

  1. #6591ac
  2. #656dac
  3. #8165ac

Triadic

  1. #656dac
  2. #ac656d
  3. #6dac65

Tetradic

  1. #656dac
  2. #a465ac
  3. #aca465
  4. #6dac65

Square

  1. #656dac
  2. #ac6591
  3. #aca465
  4. #65ac81

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2e4e
  2. #454b80
  3. #656dac
  4. #979cc7
  5. #c8cbe2

Shades

#656dac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656dac
  2. #5b629b
  3. #51578a
  4. #474c78
  5. #3d4167
  6. #333756
  7. #282c45
  8. #1e2134
  9. #141622
  10. #0a0b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#656dac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656dac
  2. #747cb4
  3. #848abd
  4. #9399c5
  5. #a3a7cd
  6. #b2b6d6
  7. #c1c5de
  8. #d1d3e6
  9. #e0e2ee
  10. #f0f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656dac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656dac
  2. #686fa8
  3. #6a71a3
  4. #6d739f
  5. #70759a
  6. #737796
  7. #757892
  8. #787a8d
  9. #7b7c89
  10. #7d7e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d708d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5774af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #526fab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f7a84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d72ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a6eab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #597596 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656dac {
  color: #656dac;
}
Background
.bg-656dac {
  background-color: #656dac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656dac {
  border: 2px solid #656dac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656dac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 30% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656dac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656dac, #8165ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656dac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 172 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.92 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.97 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.02 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.37 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 11.02 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 11.02 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 11.49 #9a9253 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#656dac  rgb(101, 109, 172)  hsl(233, 30%, 54%)  Slate Blue
#aca465  rgb(172, 164, 101)  hsl(53, 30%, 54%)  Dark Khaki
#ac656d  rgb(172, 101, 109)  hsl(353, 30%, 54%)  Rose Gold
#6dac65  rgb(109, 172, 101)  hsl(113, 30%, 54%)  Asparagus