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#656FA4

#656fa4 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#656fa4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 43.53% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.41% cyan, 32.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 230.48°, with 25.71% saturation and 51.96% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 8.7.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1682

Complementary

  1. #656fa4
  2. #a49a65

Split complementary

  1. #656fa4
  2. #a47b65
  3. #8ea465

Analogous

  1. #658ea4
  2. #656fa4
  3. #7b65a4

Triadic

  1. #656fa4
  2. #a4656f
  3. #6fa465

Tetradic

  1. #656fa4
  2. #9a65a4
  3. #a49a65
  4. #6fa465

Square

  1. #656fa4
  2. #a4658e
  3. #a49a65
  4. #65a47b

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2e46
  2. #464e76
  3. #656fa4
  4. #959cc0
  5. #c5c9dd

Shades

#656fa4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656fa4
  2. #5b6494
  3. #515983
  4. #474e73
  5. #3d4362
  6. #333852
  7. #282c42
  8. #1e2131
  9. #141621
  10. #0a0b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#656fa4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656fa4
  2. #747dad
  3. #848cb6
  4. #939abf
  5. #a3a9c8
  6. #b2b7d2
  7. #c1c5db
  8. #d1d4e4
  9. #e0e2ed
  10. #f0f1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656fa4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656fa4
  2. #6871a0
  3. #6a729d
  4. #6d7499
  5. #707696
  6. #737892
  7. #75798e
  8. #787b8b
  9. #7b7d87
  10. #7d7e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d7189 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e75a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5970a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #527982 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6172a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e6fa3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5a7591 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656fa4 {
  color: #656fa4;
}
Background
.bg-656fa4 {
  background-color: #656fa4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656fa4 {
  border: 2px solid #656fa4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656fa4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 111 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 26% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656fa4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656fa4, #7b65a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656fa4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 111 164 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.70 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.89 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.43 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 10.49 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 11.48 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 11.99 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 11.99 #9a905b Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#656fa4  rgb(101, 111, 164)  hsl(230, 26%, 52%)  Glaucous
#a49a65  rgb(164, 154, 101)  hsl(50, 26%, 52%)  Ecru
#a4656f  rgb(164, 101, 111)  hsl(350, 26%, 52%)  Copper Rose
#6fa465  rgb(111, 164, 101)  hsl(110, 26%, 52%)  Asparagus