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#656CC8

#656cc8 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#656cc8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 42.35% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.5% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 235.76°, with 47.37% saturation and 59.02% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 6.03.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1766

Complementary

  1. #656cc8
  2. #c8c165

Split complementary

  1. #656cc8
  2. #c89065
  3. #9dc865

Analogous

  1. #659dc8
  2. #656cc8
  3. #9065c8

Triadic

  1. #656cc8
  2. #c8656c
  3. #6cc865

Tetradic

  1. #656cc8
  2. #c165c8
  3. #c8c165
  4. #6cc865

Square

  1. #656cc8
  2. #c8659d
  3. #c8c165
  4. #65c890

Monochromatic

  1. #272c6d
  2. #3b43a5
  3. #656cc8
  4. #9da2dc
  5. #d6d8f0

Shades

#656cc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656cc8
  2. #5b61b4
  3. #5156a0
  4. #474c8c
  5. #3d4178
  6. #333664
  7. #282b50
  8. #1e203c
  9. #141628
  10. #0a0b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#656cc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656cc8
  2. #747bce
  3. #8489d3
  4. #9398d9
  5. #a3a7de
  6. #b2b6e4
  7. #c1c4e9
  8. #d1d3ef
  9. #e0e2f4
  10. #f0f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656cc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656cc8
  2. #686ec1
  3. #6a70ba
  4. #6d72b2
  5. #7074ab
  6. #7376a4
  7. #75789d
  8. #787a96
  9. #7b7c8e
  10. #7d7e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f719d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4579cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c71c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e8090 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5474ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f6fc7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5078a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656cc8 {
  color: #656cc8;
}
Background
.bg-656cc8 {
  background-color: #656cc8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656cc8 {
  border: 2px solid #656cc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656cc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 108 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 47% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656cc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656cc8, #9065c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656cc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 108 200 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.03 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.38 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.05 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.06 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.80 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.18 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.31 #9a9337 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#656cc8  rgb(101, 108, 200)  hsl(236, 47%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#c8c165  rgb(200, 193, 101)  hsl(56, 47%, 59%)  Dark Khaki
#c8656c  rgb(200, 101, 108)  hsl(356, 47%, 59%)  Indian Red
#6cc865  rgb(108, 200, 101)  hsl(116, 47%, 59%)  Mantis