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#656DCC

#656dcc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#656dcc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.49% cyan, 46.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 235.34°, with 50.24% saturation and 59.8% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.71.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1806

Complementary

  1. #656dcc
  2. #ccc465

Split complementary

  1. #656dcc
  2. #cc9065
  3. #a0cc65

Analogous

  1. #65a0cc
  2. #656dcc
  3. #9065cc

Triadic

  1. #656dcc
  2. #cc656d
  3. #6dcc65

Tetradic

  1. #656dcc
  2. #c465cc
  3. #ccc465
  4. #6dcc65

Square

  1. #656dcc
  2. #cc65a0
  3. #ccc465
  4. #65cc90

Monochromatic

  1. #262c72
  2. #3942ac
  3. #656dcc
  4. #9ea3df
  5. #d8daf2

Shades

#656dcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656dcc
  2. #5b62b8
  3. #5157a3
  4. #474c8f
  5. #3d417a
  6. #333766
  7. #282c52
  8. #1e213d
  9. #141629
  10. #0a0b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#656dcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656dcc
  2. #747cd1
  3. #848ad6
  4. #9399db
  5. #a3a7e0
  6. #b2b6e6
  7. #c1c5eb
  8. #d1d3f0
  9. #e0e2f5
  10. #f0f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656dcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656dcc
  2. #686fc4
  3. #6a71bd
  4. #6d73b5
  5. #7075ae
  6. #7377a6
  7. #75789e
  8. #787a97
  9. #7b7c8f
  10. #7d7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f72a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #447ad0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a72ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3b8193 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5375ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e70cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f7aad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656dcc {
  color: #656dcc;
}
Background
.bg-656dcc {
  background-color: #656dcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-656dcc {
  border: 2px solid #656dcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656dcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 50% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656dcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656dcc, #9065cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656dcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 204 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.71 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.62 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.65 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.70 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.52 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.33 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.40 #9a9233 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#656dcc  rgb(101, 109, 204)  hsl(235, 50%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#ccc465  rgb(204, 196, 101)  hsl(55, 50%, 60%)  Dark Khaki
#cc656d  rgb(204, 101, 109)  hsl(355, 50%, 60%)  Indian Red
#6dcc65  rgb(109, 204, 101)  hsl(115, 50%, 60%)  Mantis