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#656DCF

#656dcf ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#656dcf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.21% cyan, 47.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 235.47°, with 52.48% saturation and 60.39% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.52.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1821

Complementary

  1. #656dcf
  2. #cfc765

Split complementary

  1. #656dcf
  2. #cf9265
  3. #a2cf65

Analogous

  1. #65a2cf
  2. #656dcf
  3. #9265cf

Triadic

  1. #656dcf
  2. #cf656d
  3. #6dcf65

Tetradic

  1. #656dcf
  2. #c765cf
  3. #cfc765
  4. #6dcf65

Square

  1. #656dcf
  2. #cf65a2
  3. #cfc765
  4. #65cf92

Monochromatic

  1. #252b76
  2. #3740b0
  3. #656dcf
  4. #9fa4e1
  5. #dadcf3

Shades

#656dcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656dcf
  2. #5b62ba
  3. #5157a6
  4. #474c91
  5. #3d417c
  6. #333768
  7. #282c53
  8. #1e213e
  9. #141629
  10. #0a0b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#656dcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656dcf
  2. #747cd4
  3. #848ad9
  4. #9399dd
  5. #a3a7e2
  6. #b2b6e7
  7. #c1c5ec
  8. #d1d3f1
  9. #e0e2f5
  10. #f0f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656dcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656dcf
  2. #686fc7
  3. #6a71bf
  4. #6d73b7
  5. #7075af
  6. #7377a8
  7. #7578a0
  8. #787a98
  9. #7b7c90
  10. #7d7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7073a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #417bd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3672cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #388294 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5275d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d70ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e7aaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656dcf {
  color: #656dcf;
}
Background
.bg-656dcf {
  background-color: #656dcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-656dcf {
  border: 2px solid #656dcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656dcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 52% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656dcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656dcf, #9265cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656dcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 207 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.52 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.30 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.37 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.63 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.58 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.15 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.21 #9a9230 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#656dcf  rgb(101, 109, 207)  hsl(235, 52%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#cfc765  rgb(207, 199, 101)  hsl(55, 52%, 60%)  Straw
#cf656d  rgb(207, 101, 109)  hsl(355, 52%, 60%)  Indian Red
#6dcf65  rgb(109, 207, 101)  hsl(115, 52%, 60%)  Mantis