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#656ADD

#656add ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#656add is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 41.57% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.3% cyan, 52.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 237.5°, with 63.83% saturation and 63.14% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 4.72.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.183

Complementary

  1. #656add
  2. #ddd865

Split complementary

  1. #656add
  2. #dd9c65
  3. #a6dd65

Analogous

  1. #65a6dd
  2. #656add
  3. #9c65dd

Triadic

  1. #656add
  2. #dd656a
  3. #6add65

Tetradic

  1. #656add
  2. #d865dd
  3. #ddd865
  4. #6add65

Square

  1. #656add
  2. #dd65a6
  3. #ddd865
  4. #65dd9c

Monochromatic

  1. #1f238a
  2. #2c33c9
  3. #656add
  4. #a4a7eb
  5. #e2e3f9

Shades

#656add mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656add
  2. #5b5fc7
  3. #5155b1
  4. #474a9b
  5. #3d4085
  6. #33356f
  7. #282a58
  8. #1e2042
  9. #14152c
  10. #0a0b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#656add mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656add
  2. #7479e0
  3. #8488e4
  4. #9397e7
  5. #a3a6eb
  6. #b2b5ee
  7. #c1c3f1
  8. #d1d2f5
  9. #e0e1f8
  10. #f0f0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656add mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656add
  2. #686cd4
  3. #6a6eca
  4. #6d71c1
  5. #7073b8
  6. #7375af
  7. #7577a5
  8. #78799c
  9. #7b7c93
  10. #7d7e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7072a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2a7ce1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1472db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2a8499 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4975df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #436fdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #497ab8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656add {
  color: #656add;
}
Background
.bg-656add {
  background-color: #656add;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-656add {
  border: 2px solid #656add;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656add;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 106 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 64% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656add {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656add, #9c65dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656add {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 106 221 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 4.72 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.95 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.22 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.97 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.97 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.68 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.72 #9a9522 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#656add  rgb(101, 106, 221)  hsl(238, 64%, 63%)  Medium Slate Blue
#ddd865  rgb(221, 216, 101)  hsl(58, 64%, 63%)  Straw
#dd656a  rgb(221, 101, 106)  hsl(358, 64%, 63%)  Indian Red
#6add65  rgb(106, 221, 101)  hsl(118, 64%, 63%)  Pastel Green