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#5656D4

#5656d4 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5656d4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 33.73% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.43% cyan, 59.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 59.43% saturation and 58.43% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 2.38.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1339

Complementary

  1. #5656d4
  2. #d4d456

Split complementary

  1. #5656d4
  2. #d49556
  3. #95d456

Analogous

  1. #5695d4
  2. #5656d4
  3. #9556d4

Triadic

  1. #5656d4
  2. #d45656
  3. #56d456

Tetradic

  1. #5656d4
  2. #d456d4
  3. #d4d456
  4. #56d456

Square

  1. #5656d4
  2. #d45695
  3. #d4d456
  4. #56d495

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1d74
  2. #2d2db1
  3. #5656d4
  4. #9393e4
  5. #d0d0f3

Shades

#5656d4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5656d4
  2. #4d4dbf
  3. #4545aa
  4. #3c3c94
  5. #34347f
  6. #2b2b6a
  7. #222255
  8. #1a1a40
  9. #11112a
  10. #090915
  11. #000000

Tints

#5656d4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5656d4
  2. #6767d8
  3. #7878dd
  4. #8989e1
  5. #9a9ae5
  6. #ababea
  7. #bbbbee
  8. #ccccf2
  9. #ddddf6
  10. #eeeefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5656d4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5656d4
  2. #5a5acc
  3. #5e5ec3
  4. #6363bb
  5. #6767b2
  6. #6b6baa
  7. #6f6fa2
  8. #737399
  9. #787891
  10. #7c7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #60609e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cd8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00758d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2a64d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #225dd2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #326aae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5656d4 {
  color: #5656d4;
}
Background
.bg-5656d4 {
  background-color: #5656d4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5656d4 {
  border: 2px solid #5656d4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5656d4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 86 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 59% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5656d4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5656d4, #9556d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5656d4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 86 212 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 2.38 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 2.71 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.54 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.21 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.26 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.58 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.95 #a9a92b Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Iris
#5656d4  rgb(86, 86, 212)  hsl(240, 59%, 58%)  Iris
#d4d456  rgb(212, 212, 86)  hsl(60, 59%, 58%)  Straw
#d45656  rgb(212, 86, 86)  hsl(0, 59%, 58%)  Indian Red
#56d456  rgb(86, 212, 86)  hsl(120, 59%, 58%)  Malachite