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#656AAA

#656aaa ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#656aaa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 41.57% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.59% cyan, 37.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 235.65°, with 28.87% saturation and 53.14% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 8.4.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1598

Complementary

  1. #656aaa
  2. #aaa565

Split complementary

  1. #656aaa
  2. #aa8365
  3. #8daa65

Analogous

  1. #658daa
  2. #656aaa
  3. #8365aa

Triadic

  1. #656aaa
  2. #aa656a
  3. #6aaa65

Tetradic

  1. #656aaa
  2. #a565aa
  3. #aaa565
  4. #6aaa65

Square

  1. #656aaa
  2. #aa658d
  3. #aaa565
  4. #65aa83

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2c4c
  2. #45497d
  3. #656aaa
  4. #969ac5
  5. #c8c9e0

Shades

#656aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656aaa
  2. #5b5f99
  3. #515588
  4. #474a77
  5. #3d4066
  6. #333555
  7. #282a44
  8. #1e2033
  9. #141522
  10. #0a0b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#656aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656aaa
  2. #7479b3
  3. #8488bb
  4. #9397c4
  5. #a3a6cc
  6. #b2b5d5
  7. #c1c3dd
  8. #d1d2e6
  9. #e0e1ee
  10. #f0f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656aaa
  2. #686ca6
  3. #6a6ea2
  4. #6d719d
  5. #707399
  6. #737595
  7. #757791
  8. #78798d
  9. #7b7c88
  10. #7d7e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b6d8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5472ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #506da8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #507782 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b6fac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #596ca9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #597294 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656aaa {
  color: #656aaa;
}
Background
.bg-656aaa {
  background-color: #656aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656aaa {
  border: 2px solid #656aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 106 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 29% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656aaa, #8365aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 106 170 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.40 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.35 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.84 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.15 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.71 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 10.88 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 11.21 #9a9555 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#656aaa  rgb(101, 106, 170)  hsl(236, 29%, 53%)  Slate Blue
#aaa565  rgb(170, 165, 101)  hsl(56, 29%, 53%)  Dark Khaki
#aa656a  rgb(170, 101, 106)  hsl(356, 29%, 53%)  Copper Rose
#6aaa65  rgb(106, 170, 101)  hsl(116, 29%, 53%)  Asparagus