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#656D84

#656d84 ≈ Slate Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#656d84 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 42.75% green and 51.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.48% cyan, 17.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.24% black. Its hue angle is 224.52°, with 13.3% saturation and 45.69% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 8.96.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1537

Complementary

  1. #656d84
  2. #847c65

Split complementary

  1. #656d84
  2. #846d65
  3. #7d8465

Analogous

  1. #657d84
  2. #656d84
  3. #6d6584

Triadic

  1. #656d84
  2. #84656d
  3. #6d8465

Tetradic

  1. #656d84
  2. #7c6584
  3. #847c65
  4. #6d8465

Square

  1. #656d84
  2. #84657d
  3. #847c65
  4. #65846d

Monochromatic

  1. #23252d
  2. #444959
  3. #656d84
  4. #8d94a8
  5. #b9bdc9

Shades

#656d84 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d84
  2. #5b6277
  3. #51576a
  4. #474c5c
  5. #3d414f
  6. #333742
  7. #282c35
  8. #1e2128
  9. #14161a
  10. #0a0b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d84 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d84
  2. #747c90
  3. #848a9d
  4. #9399a9
  5. #a3a7b5
  6. #b2b6c2
  7. #c1c5ce
  8. #d1d3da
  9. #e0e2e6
  10. #f0f0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d84 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d84
  2. #686f84
  3. #6a7183
  4. #6d7383
  5. #707582
  6. #737782
  7. #757882
  8. #787a81
  9. #7b7c81
  10. #7d7e80
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a6d77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #666f85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #646c83 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5d7175 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #666e85 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #646c84 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #61707b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d84 {
  color: #656d84;
}
Background
.bg-656d84 {
  background-color: #656d84;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d84 {
  border: 2px solid #656d84;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d84;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 132;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 13% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d84 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d84, #6d6584);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d84 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 132 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.96 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.96 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.83 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.85 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.85 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 11.22 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.43 #9a927b Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#656d84  rgb(101, 109, 132)  hsl(225, 13%, 46%)  Slate Gray
#847c65  rgb(132, 124, 101)  hsl(45, 13%, 46%)  Battleship Gray
#84656d  rgb(132, 101, 109)  hsl(345, 13%, 46%)  Mauve Taupe
#6d8465  rgb(109, 132, 101)  hsl(105, 13%, 46%)  Xanadu