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#656FA6

#656fa6 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#656fa6 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 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.16% cyan, 33.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 230.77°, with 26.75% saturation and 52.35% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 8.58.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1689

Complementary

  1. #656fa6
  2. #a69c65

Split complementary

  1. #656fa6
  2. #a67b65
  3. #8fa665

Analogous

  1. #658fa6
  2. #656fa6
  3. #7b65a6

Triadic

  1. #656fa6
  2. #a6656f
  3. #6fa665

Tetradic

  1. #656fa6
  2. #9c65a6
  3. #a69c65
  4. #6fa665

Square

  1. #656fa6
  2. #a6658f
  3. #a69c65
  4. #65a67b

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2e48
  2. #464e79
  3. #656fa6
  4. #959cc2
  5. #c6cade

Shades

#656fa6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656fa6
  2. #5b6495
  3. #515985
  4. #474e74
  5. #3d4364
  6. #333853
  7. #282c42
  8. #1e2132
  9. #141621
  10. #0a0b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#656fa6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656fa6
  2. #747daf
  3. #848cb8
  4. #939ac1
  5. #a3a9ca
  6. #b2b7d3
  7. #c1c5db
  8. #d1d4e4
  9. #e0e2ed
  10. #f0f1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656fa6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656fa6
  2. #6871a2
  3. #6a729e
  4. #6d749b
  5. #707697
  6. #737893
  7. #75798f
  8. #787b8b
  9. #7b7d88
  10. #7d7e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d718a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d75a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5870a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #517a83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6073a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d6fa5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5a7692 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656fa6 {
  color: #656fa6;
}
Background
.bg-656fa6 {
  background-color: #656fa6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656fa6 {
  border: 2px solid #656fa6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656fa6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 111 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 27% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656fa6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656fa6, #7b65a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656fa6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 111 166 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.58 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.87 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.17 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 10.19 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 11.35 #1560bd Denim ΔE 11.90 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 11.91 #9a9059 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#656fa6  rgb(101, 111, 166)  hsl(231, 27%, 52%)  Glaucous
#a69c65  rgb(166, 156, 101)  hsl(51, 27%, 52%)  Ecru
#a6656f  rgb(166, 101, 111)  hsl(351, 27%, 52%)  Rose Gold
#6fa665  rgb(111, 166, 101)  hsl(111, 27%, 52%)  Asparagus