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#656DCA

#656dca ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#656dca 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 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 46.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 235.25°, with 48.79% saturation and 59.41% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.85.

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Relative luminance0.1797

Complementary

  1. #656dca
  2. #cac265

Split complementary

  1. #656dca
  2. #ca8f65
  3. #9fca65

Analogous

  1. #659fca
  2. #656dca
  3. #8f65ca

Triadic

  1. #656dca
  2. #ca656d
  3. #6dca65

Tetradic

  1. #656dca
  2. #c265ca
  3. #cac265
  4. #6dca65

Square

  1. #656dca
  2. #ca659f
  3. #cac265
  4. #65ca8f

Monochromatic

  1. #262c70
  2. #3a43a8
  3. #656dca
  4. #9ea3de
  5. #d7d9f1

Shades

#656dca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656dca
  2. #5b62b6
  3. #5157a2
  4. #474c8d
  5. #3d4179
  6. #333765
  7. #282c51
  8. #1e213d
  9. #141628
  10. #0a0b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#656dca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656dca
  2. #747ccf
  3. #848ad5
  4. #9399da
  5. #a3a7df
  6. #b2b6e5
  7. #c1c5ea
  8. #d1d3ef
  9. #e0e2f4
  10. #f0f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656dca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656dca
  2. #686fc3
  3. #6a71bb
  4. #6d73b4
  5. #7075ac
  6. #7377a5
  7. #75789e
  8. #787a96
  9. #7b7c8f
  10. #7d7e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f729e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #457acd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c72c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3d8192 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5475cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f70c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5079ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656dca {
  color: #656dca;
}
Background
.bg-656dca {
  background-color: #656dca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-656dca {
  border: 2px solid #656dca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656dca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 49% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656dca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656dca, #8f65ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656dca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 202 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.85 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.69 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.85 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.93 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.49 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.42 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.58 #9a9235 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#656dca  rgb(101, 109, 202)  hsl(235, 49%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#cac265  rgb(202, 194, 101)  hsl(55, 49%, 59%)  Dark Khaki
#ca656d  rgb(202, 101, 109)  hsl(355, 49%, 59%)  Indian Red
#6dca65  rgb(109, 202, 101)  hsl(115, 49%, 59%)  Mantis