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#656DCD

#656dcd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#656dcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.73% cyan, 46.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 235.38°, with 50.98% saturation and 60% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.64.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1811

Complementary

  1. #656dcd
  2. #cdc565

Split complementary

  1. #656dcd
  2. #cd9165
  3. #a1cd65

Analogous

  1. #65a1cd
  2. #656dcd
  3. #9165cd

Triadic

  1. #656dcd
  2. #cd656d
  3. #6dcd65

Tetradic

  1. #656dcd
  2. #c565cd
  3. #cdc565
  4. #6dcd65

Square

  1. #656dcd
  2. #cd65a1
  3. #cdc565
  4. #65cd91

Monochromatic

  1. #262c73
  2. #3841ad
  3. #656dcd
  4. #9fa4e0
  5. #d9dbf2

Shades

#656dcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656dcd
  2. #5b62b9
  3. #5157a4
  4. #474c90
  5. #3d417b
  6. #333767
  7. #282c52
  8. #1e213e
  9. #141629
  10. #0a0b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#656dcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656dcd
  2. #747cd2
  3. #848ad7
  4. #9399dc
  5. #a3a7e1
  6. #b2b6e6
  7. #c1c5eb
  8. #d1d3f0
  9. #e0e2f5
  10. #f0f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656dcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656dcd
  2. #686fc5
  3. #6a71be
  4. #6d73b6
  5. #7075ae
  6. #7377a7
  7. #75789f
  8. #787a97
  9. #7b7c8f
  10. #7d7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7072a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #437ad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3972cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3a8293 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5375cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e70cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f7aad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656dcd {
  color: #656dcd;
}
Background
.bg-656dcd {
  background-color: #656dcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-656dcd {
  border: 2px solid #656dcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656dcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 51% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656dcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656dcd, #9165cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656dcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 205 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.64 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.51 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.59 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.64 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.54 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.29 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.32 #9a9232 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#656dcd  rgb(101, 109, 205)  hsl(235, 51%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#cdc565  rgb(205, 197, 101)  hsl(55, 51%, 60%)  Dark Khaki
#cd656d  rgb(205, 101, 109)  hsl(355, 51%, 60%)  Indian Red
#6dcd65  rgb(109, 205, 101)  hsl(115, 51%, 60%)  Mantis