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#656DFD

#656dfd ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#656dfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 42.75% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.08% cyan, 56.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 236.84°, with 97.44% saturation and 69.41% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 4.38.

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Relative luminance0.208

Complementary

  1. #656dfd
  2. #fdf565

Split complementary

  1. #656dfd
  2. #fda965
  3. #b9fd65

Analogous

  1. #65b9fd
  2. #656dfd
  3. #a965fd

Triadic

  1. #656dfd
  2. #fd656d
  3. #6dfd65

Tetradic

  1. #656dfd
  2. #f565fd
  3. #fdf565
  4. #6dfd65

Square

  1. #656dfd
  2. #fd65b9
  3. #fdf565
  4. #65fda9

Monochromatic

  1. #030dc6
  2. #1925fc
  3. #656dfd
  4. #b1b5fe
  5. #ebecff

Shades

#656dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656dfd
  2. #5b62e4
  3. #5157ca
  4. #474cb1
  5. #3d4198
  6. #33377f
  7. #282c65
  8. #1e214c
  9. #141633
  10. #0a0b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#656dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656dfd
  2. #747cfd
  3. #848afd
  4. #9399fe
  5. #a3a7fe
  6. #b2b6fe
  7. #c1c5fe
  8. #d1d3fe
  9. #e0e2ff
  10. #f0f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656dfd
  2. #686ff1
  3. #6a71e4
  4. #6d73d8
  5. #7075cb
  6. #7377bf
  7. #7578b2
  8. #787aa6
  9. #7b7c99
  10. #7d7e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7577be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0084ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0090ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #387cff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c73fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3783d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656dfd {
  color: #656dfd;
}
Background
.bg-656dfd {
  background-color: #656dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-656dfd {
  border: 2px solid #656dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 97% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656dfd, #a965fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 253 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 4.38 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.06 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.81 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.86 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.26 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.72 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 10.21 #9a9202 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#656dfd  rgb(101, 109, 253)  hsl(237, 97%, 69%)  Medium Slate Blue
#fdf565  rgb(253, 245, 101)  hsl(57, 97%, 69%)  Icterine
#fd656d  rgb(253, 101, 109)  hsl(357, 97%, 69%)  Pastel Red
#6dfd65  rgb(109, 253, 101)  hsl(117, 97%, 69%)  Neon Green