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#656DBE

#656dbe ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#656dbe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.84% cyan, 42.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 234.61°, with 40.64% saturation and 57.06% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 6.99.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1742

Complementary

  1. #656dbe
  2. #beb665

Split complementary

  1. #656dbe
  2. #be8a65
  3. #99be65

Analogous

  1. #6599be
  2. #656dbe
  3. #8a65be

Triadic

  1. #656dbe
  2. #be656d
  3. #6dbe65

Tetradic

  1. #656dbe
  2. #b665be
  3. #beb665
  4. #6dbe65

Square

  1. #656dbe
  2. #be6599
  3. #beb665
  4. #65be8a

Monochromatic

  1. #292e61
  2. #404797
  3. #656dbe
  4. #9ba0d5
  5. #d1d3eb

Shades

#656dbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656dbe
  2. #5b62ab
  3. #515798
  4. #474c85
  5. #3d4172
  6. #33375f
  7. #282c4c
  8. #1e2139
  9. #141626
  10. #0a0b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#656dbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656dbe
  2. #747cc5
  3. #848acb
  4. #9399d2
  5. #a3a7d8
  6. #b2b6df
  7. #c1c5e5
  8. #d1d3ec
  9. #e0e2f2
  10. #f0f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656dbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656dbe
  2. #686fb8
  3. #6a71b2
  4. #6d73ab
  5. #7075a5
  6. #73779f
  7. #757899
  8. #787a93
  9. #7b7c8c
  10. #7d7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e7197 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e78c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4671bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #457e8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5873c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #546fbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5477a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656dbe {
  color: #656dbe;
}
Background
.bg-656dbe {
  background-color: #656dbe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656dbe {
  border: 2px solid #656dbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656dbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 41% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656dbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656dbe, #8a65be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656dbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 190 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.99 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.21 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.36 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.43 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.45 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.34 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 10.06 #9a9241 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#656dbe  rgb(101, 109, 190)  hsl(235, 41%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#beb665  rgb(190, 182, 101)  hsl(55, 41%, 57%)  Dark Khaki
#be656d  rgb(190, 101, 109)  hsl(355, 41%, 57%)  Rose Gold
#6dbe65  rgb(109, 190, 101)  hsl(115, 41%, 57%)  Mantis