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#656AAC

#656aac ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#656aac 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 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.28% cyan, 38.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 235.77°, with 29.96% saturation and 53.53% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 8.12.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1605

Complementary

  1. #656aac
  2. #aca765

Split complementary

  1. #656aac
  2. #ac8365
  3. #8eac65

Analogous

  1. #658eac
  2. #656aac
  3. #8365ac

Triadic

  1. #656aac
  2. #ac656a
  3. #6aac65

Tetradic

  1. #656aac
  2. #a765ac
  3. #aca765
  4. #6aac65

Square

  1. #656aac
  2. #ac658e
  3. #aca765
  4. #65ac83

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2d4e
  2. #454980
  3. #656aac
  4. #979ac7
  5. #c8cae2

Shades

#656aac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656aac
  2. #5b5f9b
  3. #51558a
  4. #474a78
  5. #3d4067
  6. #333556
  7. #282a45
  8. #1e2034
  9. #141522
  10. #0a0b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#656aac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656aac
  2. #7479b4
  3. #8488bd
  4. #9397c5
  5. #a3a6cd
  6. #b2b5d6
  7. #c1c3de
  8. #d1d2e6
  9. #e0e1ee
  10. #f0f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656aac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656aac
  2. #686ca8
  3. #6a6ea3
  4. #6d719f
  5. #70739a
  6. #737596
  7. #757792
  8. #78798d
  9. #7b7c89
  10. #7d7e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b6d8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5372af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f6daa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f7783 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b6fae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #586cab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #597295 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656aac {
  color: #656aac;
}
Background
.bg-656aac {
  background-color: #656aac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656aac {
  border: 2px solid #656aac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656aac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 106 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 30% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656aac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656aac, #8365ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656aac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 106 172 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.12 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.33 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.53 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.04 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 10.65 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.68 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.89 #9a9553 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#656aac  rgb(101, 106, 172)  hsl(236, 30%, 54%)  Slate Blue
#aca765  rgb(172, 167, 101)  hsl(56, 30%, 54%)  Dark Khaki
#ac656a  rgb(172, 101, 106)  hsl(356, 30%, 54%)  Rose Gold
#6aac65  rgb(106, 172, 101)  hsl(116, 30%, 54%)  Asparagus