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#656BD1

#656bd1 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#656bd1 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 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.67% cyan, 48.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 236.67°, with 54% saturation and 60.78% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.47.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1789

Complementary

  1. #656bd1
  2. #d1cb65

Split complementary

  1. #656bd1
  2. #d19565
  3. #a1d165

Analogous

  1. #65a1d1
  2. #656bd1
  3. #9565d1

Triadic

  1. #656bd1
  2. #d1656b
  3. #6bd165

Tetradic

  1. #656bd1
  2. #cb65d1
  3. #d1cb65
  4. #6bd165

Square

  1. #656bd1
  2. #d165a1
  3. #d1cb65
  4. #65d195

Monochromatic

  1. #242979
  2. #363db4
  3. #656bd1
  4. #a0a4e3
  5. #dbdcf4

Shades

#656bd1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656bd1
  2. #5b60bc
  3. #5156a7
  4. #474b92
  5. #3d407d
  6. #333669
  7. #282b54
  8. #1e203f
  9. #14152a
  10. #0a0b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#656bd1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656bd1
  2. #747ad6
  3. #8489da
  4. #9397df
  5. #a3a6e3
  6. #b2b5e8
  7. #c1c4ed
  8. #d1d3f1
  9. #e0e1f6
  10. #f0f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656bd1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656bd1
  2. #686dc9
  3. #6a6fc1
  4. #6d71b9
  5. #7073b1
  6. #7376a9
  7. #7578a0
  8. #787a98
  9. #7b7c90
  10. #7d7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f71a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b7ad5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3071cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #378194 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f74d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b6fd0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d79b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656bd1 {
  color: #656bd1;
}
Background
.bg-656bd1 {
  background-color: #656bd1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656bd1 {
  border: 2px solid #656bd1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656bd1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 107 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 54% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656bd1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656bd1, #9565d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656bd1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 107 209 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.47 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.93 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.94 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.01 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.46 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.84 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.25 #9a942e Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#656bd1  rgb(101, 107, 209)  hsl(237, 54%, 61%)  Royal Blue
#d1cb65  rgb(209, 203, 101)  hsl(57, 54%, 61%)  Straw
#d1656b  rgb(209, 101, 107)  hsl(357, 54%, 61%)  Indian Red
#6bd165  rgb(107, 209, 101)  hsl(117, 54%, 61%)  Pastel Green