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#656DAF

#656daf ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#656daf 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 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.29% cyan, 37.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 233.51°, with 31.62% saturation and 54.12% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 8.56.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.168

Complementary

  1. #656daf
  2. #afa765

Split complementary

  1. #656daf
  2. #af8265
  3. #92af65

Analogous

  1. #6592af
  2. #656daf
  3. #8265af

Triadic

  1. #656daf
  2. #af656d
  3. #6daf65

Tetradic

  1. #656daf
  2. #a765af
  3. #afa765
  4. #6daf65

Square

  1. #656daf
  2. #af6592
  3. #afa765
  4. #65af82

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2e51
  2. #444b83
  3. #656daf
  4. #979dc9
  5. #cacce3

Shades

#656daf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656daf
  2. #5b629e
  3. #51578c
  4. #474c7b
  5. #3d4169
  6. #333758
  7. #282c46
  8. #1e2135
  9. #141623
  10. #0a0b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#656daf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656daf
  2. #747cb7
  3. #848abf
  4. #9399c7
  5. #a3a7cf
  6. #b2b6d7
  7. #c1c5df
  8. #d1d3e7
  9. #e0e2ef
  10. #f0f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656daf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656daf
  2. #686faa
  3. #6a71a6
  4. #6d73a1
  5. #70759c
  6. #737798
  7. #757893
  8. #787a8e
  9. #7b7c89
  10. #7d7e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d708e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5675b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #516fad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4d7a86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c72b1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a6eae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #587598 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656daf {
  color: #656daf;
}
Background
.bg-656daf {
  background-color: #656daf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656daf {
  border: 2px solid #656daf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656daf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 32% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656daf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656daf, #8265af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656daf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 175 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.56 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.83 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.93 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.02 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.55 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.56 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 11.20 #9a9250 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#656daf  rgb(101, 109, 175)  hsl(234, 32%, 54%)  Slate Blue
#afa765  rgb(175, 167, 101)  hsl(54, 32%, 54%)  Dark Khaki
#af656d  rgb(175, 101, 109)  hsl(354, 32%, 54%)  Rose Gold
#6daf65  rgb(109, 175, 101)  hsl(114, 32%, 54%)  Asparagus