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#656FA8

#656fa8 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#656fa8 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 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.88% cyan, 33.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 231.04°, with 27.8% saturation and 52.75% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 8.46.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1696

Complementary

  1. #656fa8
  2. #a89e65

Split complementary

  1. #656fa8
  2. #a87d65
  3. #91a865

Analogous

  1. #6591a8
  2. #656fa8
  3. #7d65a8

Triadic

  1. #656fa8
  2. #a8656f
  3. #6fa865

Tetradic

  1. #656fa8
  2. #9e65a8
  3. #a89e65
  4. #6fa865

Square

  1. #656fa8
  2. #a86591
  3. #a89e65
  4. #65a87d

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2f4a
  2. #464d7b
  3. #656fa8
  4. #969dc4
  5. #c7cadf

Shades

#656fa8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656fa8
  2. #5b6497
  3. #515986
  4. #474e76
  5. #3d4365
  6. #333854
  7. #282c43
  8. #1e2132
  9. #141622
  10. #0a0b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#656fa8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656fa8
  2. #747db1
  3. #848cb9
  4. #939ac2
  5. #a3a9cb
  6. #b2b7d4
  7. #c1c5dc
  8. #d1d4e5
  9. #e0e2ee
  10. #f0f1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656fa8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656fa8
  2. #6871a4
  3. #6a72a0
  4. #6d749c
  5. #707698
  6. #737894
  7. #757990
  8. #787b8c
  9. #7b7d88
  10. #7d7e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d718b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c75aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5770a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #507a84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6073a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d70a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #597694 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656fa8 {
  color: #656fa8;
}
Background
.bg-656fa8 {
  background-color: #656fa8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656fa8 {
  border: 2px solid #656fa8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656fa8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 111 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 28% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656fa8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656fa8, #7d65a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656fa8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 111 168 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.46 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.86 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.89 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.93 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 11.22 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 11.60 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 11.74 #9a9057 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#656fa8  rgb(101, 111, 168)  hsl(231, 28%, 53%)  Glaucous
#a89e65  rgb(168, 158, 101)  hsl(51, 28%, 53%)  Ecru
#a8656f  rgb(168, 101, 111)  hsl(351, 28%, 53%)  Rose Gold
#6fa865  rgb(111, 168, 101)  hsl(111, 28%, 53%)  Asparagus