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#656BF8

#656bf8 ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#656bf8 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 41.96% green and 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.27% cyan, 56.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 237.55°, with 91.3% saturation and 68.43% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 3.95.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2006

Complementary

  1. #656bf8
  2. #f8f265

Split complementary

  1. #656bf8
  2. #f8a865
  3. #b4f865

Analogous

  1. #65b4f8
  2. #656bf8
  3. #a865f8

Triadic

  1. #656bf8
  2. #f8656b
  3. #6bf865

Tetradic

  1. #656bf8
  2. #f265f8
  3. #f8f265
  4. #6bf865

Square

  1. #656bf8
  2. #f865b4
  3. #f8f265
  4. #65f8a8

Monochromatic

  1. #0910bb
  2. #1c25f5
  3. #656bf8
  4. #aeb1fb
  5. #ebecfe

Shades

#656bf8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656bf8
  2. #5b60df
  3. #5156c6
  4. #474bae
  5. #3d4095
  6. #33367c
  7. #282b63
  8. #1e204a
  9. #141532
  10. #0a0b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#656bf8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656bf8
  2. #747af9
  3. #8489f9
  4. #9397fa
  5. #a3a6fb
  6. #b2b5fc
  7. #c1c4fc
  8. #d1d3fd
  9. #e0e1fe
  10. #f0f0fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656bf8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656bf8
  2. #686dec
  3. #6a6fe0
  4. #6d71d4
  5. #7073c8
  6. #7376bc
  7. #7578b0
  8. #787aa4
  9. #7b7c98
  10. #7d7e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7375bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0082fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076f5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008da7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #397afb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f72f6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a81cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656bf8 {
  color: #656bf8;
}
Background
.bg-656bf8 {
  background-color: #656bf8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-656bf8 {
  border: 2px solid #656bf8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656bf8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 107 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 91% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656bf8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656bf8, #a865f8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656bf8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 107 248 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 3.95 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.66 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.38 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.01 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.32 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.30 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.51 #9a9407 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#656bf8  rgb(101, 107, 248)  hsl(238, 91%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue
#f8f265  rgb(248, 242, 101)  hsl(58, 91%, 68%)  Icterine
#f8656b  rgb(248, 101, 107)  hsl(358, 91%, 68%)  Pastel Red
#6bf865  rgb(107, 248, 101)  hsl(118, 91%, 68%)  Neon Green