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#656DAE

#656dae ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#656dae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.95% cyan, 37.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 233.42°, with 31.06% saturation and 53.92% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 8.68.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1676

Complementary

  1. #656dae
  2. #aea665

Split complementary

  1. #656dae
  2. #ae8165
  3. #92ae65

Analogous

  1. #6592ae
  2. #656dae
  3. #8165ae

Triadic

  1. #656dae
  2. #ae656d
  3. #6dae65

Tetradic

  1. #656dae
  2. #a665ae
  3. #aea665
  4. #6dae65

Square

  1. #656dae
  2. #ae6592
  3. #aea665
  4. #65ae81

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2e50
  2. #444b82
  3. #656dae
  4. #979dc8
  5. #c9cce3

Shades

#656dae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656dae
  2. #5b629d
  3. #51578b
  4. #474c7a
  5. #3d4168
  6. #333757
  7. #282c46
  8. #1e2134
  9. #141623
  10. #0a0b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#656dae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656dae
  2. #747cb6
  3. #848abe
  4. #9399c6
  5. #a3a7ce
  6. #b2b6d7
  7. #c1c5df
  8. #d1d3e7
  9. #e0e2ef
  10. #f0f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656dae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656dae
  2. #686fa9
  3. #6a71a5
  4. #6d73a0
  5. #70759c
  6. #737797
  7. #757892
  8. #787a8e
  9. #7b7c89
  10. #7d7e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d708e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5675b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #516fac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e7a85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d72b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a6ead ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #587597 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656dae {
  color: #656dae;
}
Background
.bg-656dae {
  background-color: #656dae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656dae {
  border: 2px solid #656dae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656dae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 31% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656dae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656dae, #8165ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656dae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 174 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.68 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.88 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.02 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.07 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.71 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.72 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 11.29 #9a9251 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#656dae  rgb(101, 109, 174)  hsl(233, 31%, 54%)  Slate Blue
#aea665  rgb(174, 166, 101)  hsl(53, 31%, 54%)  Dark Khaki
#ae656d  rgb(174, 101, 109)  hsl(353, 31%, 54%)  Rose Gold
#6dae65  rgb(109, 174, 101)  hsl(113, 31%, 54%)  Asparagus