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#656BA8

#656ba8 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#656ba8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 41.96% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.88% cyan, 36.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 234.63°, 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 8.93.

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Relative luminance0.1611

Complementary

  1. #656ba8
  2. #a8a265

Split complementary

  1. #656ba8
  2. #a88165
  3. #8da865

Analogous

  1. #658da8
  2. #656ba8
  3. #8165a8

Triadic

  1. #656ba8
  2. #a8656b
  3. #6ba865

Tetradic

  1. #656ba8
  2. #a265a8
  3. #a8a265
  4. #6ba865

Square

  1. #656ba8
  2. #a8658d
  3. #a8a265
  4. #65a881

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2d4a
  2. #464a7b
  3. #656ba8
  4. #969ac4
  5. #c7c9df

Shades

#656ba8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656ba8
  2. #5b6097
  3. #515686
  4. #474b76
  5. #3d4065
  6. #333654
  7. #282b43
  8. #1e2032
  9. #141522
  10. #0a0b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#656ba8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656ba8
  2. #747ab1
  3. #8489b9
  4. #9397c2
  5. #a3a6cb
  6. #b2b5d4
  7. #c1c4dc
  8. #d1d3e5
  9. #e0e1ee
  10. #f0f0f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656ba8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656ba8
  2. #686da4
  3. #6a6fa0
  4. #6d719c
  5. #707398
  6. #737694
  7. #757890
  8. #787a8c
  9. #7b7c88
  10. #7d7e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c6e8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5772aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #526da7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #517781 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d6fa9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a6ca7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5a7292 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656ba8 {
  color: #656ba8;
}
Background
.bg-656ba8 {
  background-color: #656ba8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656ba8 {
  border: 2px solid #656ba8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656ba8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 107 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 28% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656ba8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656ba8, #8165a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656ba8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 107 168 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.93 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.27 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.90 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 10.09 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.12 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 11.39 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 11.57 #9a9457 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#656ba8  rgb(101, 107, 168)  hsl(235, 28%, 53%)  Slate Blue
#a8a265  rgb(168, 162, 101)  hsl(55, 28%, 53%)  Dark Khaki
#a8656b  rgb(168, 101, 107)  hsl(355, 28%, 53%)  Copper Rose
#6ba865  rgb(107, 168, 101)  hsl(115, 28%, 53%)  Asparagus