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#656DBA

#656dba ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#656dba 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 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.7% cyan, 41.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 234.35°, with 38.12% saturation and 56.27% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 7.46.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1725

Complementary

  1. #656dba
  2. #bab265

Split complementary

  1. #656dba
  2. #ba8765
  3. #97ba65

Analogous

  1. #6597ba
  2. #656dba
  3. #8765ba

Triadic

  1. #656dba
  2. #ba656d
  3. #6dba65

Tetradic

  1. #656dba
  2. #b265ba
  3. #bab265
  4. #6dba65

Square

  1. #656dba
  2. #ba6597
  3. #bab265
  4. #65ba87

Monochromatic

  1. #292e5d
  2. #414991
  3. #656dba
  4. #9a9fd2
  5. #cfd1e9

Shades

#656dba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656dba
  2. #5b62a7
  3. #515795
  4. #474c82
  5. #3d4170
  6. #33375d
  7. #282c4a
  8. #1e2138
  9. #141625
  10. #0a0b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#656dba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656dba
  2. #747cc1
  3. #848ac8
  4. #9399cf
  5. #a3a7d6
  6. #b2b6dd
  7. #c1c5e3
  8. #d1d3ea
  9. #e0e2f1
  10. #f0f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656dba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656dba
  2. #686fb4
  3. #6a71ae
  4. #6d73a9
  5. #7075a3
  6. #73779d
  7. #757897
  8. #787a91
  9. #7b7c8c
  10. #7d7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e7195 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5077bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4970b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #477d8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5973bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #566fb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5577a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656dba {
  color: #656dba;
}
Background
.bg-656dba {
  background-color: #656dba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656dba {
  border: 2px solid #656dba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656dba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 38% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656dba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656dba, #8765ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656dba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 186 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.46 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.50 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.51 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.92 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.97 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.21 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 10.30 #9a9245 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#656dba  rgb(101, 109, 186)  hsl(234, 38%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#bab265  rgb(186, 178, 101)  hsl(54, 38%, 56%)  Dark Khaki
#ba656d  rgb(186, 101, 109)  hsl(354, 38%, 56%)  Rose Gold
#6dba65  rgb(109, 186, 101)  hsl(114, 38%, 56%)  Mantis