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#656FA5

#656fa5 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#656fa5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 43.53% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.79% cyan, 32.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 230.63°, with 26.23% saturation and 52.16% 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 8.64.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1685

Complementary

  1. #656fa5
  2. #a59b65

Split complementary

  1. #656fa5
  2. #a57b65
  3. #8fa565

Analogous

  1. #658fa5
  2. #656fa5
  3. #7b65a5

Triadic

  1. #656fa5
  2. #a5656f
  3. #6fa565

Tetradic

  1. #656fa5
  2. #9b65a5
  3. #a59b65
  4. #6fa565

Square

  1. #656fa5
  2. #a5658f
  3. #a59b65
  4. #65a57b

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2e47
  2. #464e78
  3. #656fa5
  4. #959cc1
  5. #c6c9dd

Shades

#656fa5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656fa5
  2. #5b6495
  3. #515984
  4. #474e74
  5. #3d4363
  6. #333853
  7. #282c42
  8. #1e2132
  9. #141621
  10. #0a0b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#656fa5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656fa5
  2. #747dae
  3. #848cb7
  4. #939ac0
  5. #a3a9c9
  6. #b2b7d2
  7. #c1c5db
  8. #d1d4e4
  9. #e0e2ed
  10. #f0f1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656fa5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656fa5
  2. #6871a1
  3. #6a729e
  4. #6d749a
  5. #707696
  6. #737893
  7. #75798f
  8. #787b8b
  9. #7b7d87
  10. #7d7e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d7189 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d75a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5970a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #527a82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6073a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e6fa4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5a7692 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656fa5 {
  color: #656fa5;
}
Background
.bg-656fa5 {
  background-color: #656fa5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656fa5 {
  border: 2px solid #656fa5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656fa5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 111 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 26% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656fa5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656fa5, #7b65a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656fa5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 111 165 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.64 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.88 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.30 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 10.34 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 11.41 #1560bd Denim ΔE 11.97 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 11.98 #9a905a Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#656fa5  rgb(101, 111, 165)  hsl(231, 26%, 52%)  Glaucous
#a59b65  rgb(165, 155, 101)  hsl(51, 26%, 52%)  Ecru
#a5656f  rgb(165, 101, 111)  hsl(351, 26%, 52%)  Copper Rose
#6fa565  rgb(111, 165, 101)  hsl(111, 26%, 52%)  Asparagus