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#656D93

#656d93 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#656d93 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 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.29% cyan, 25.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.35% black. Its hue angle is 229.57°, with 18.55% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 9.56.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1581

Complementary

  1. #656d93
  2. #938b65

Split complementary

  1. #656d93
  2. #937465
  3. #849365

Analogous

  1. #658493
  2. #656d93
  3. #746593

Triadic

  1. #656d93
  2. #93656d
  3. #6d9365

Tetradic

  1. #656d93
  2. #8b6593
  3. #938b65
  4. #6d9365

Square

  1. #656d93
  2. #936584
  3. #938b65
  4. #659374

Monochromatic

  1. #272a38
  2. #464b66
  3. #656d93
  4. #9197b3
  5. #bec2d3

Shades

#656d93 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d93
  2. #5b6284
  3. #515776
  4. #474c67
  5. #3d4158
  6. #33374a
  7. #282c3b
  8. #1e212c
  9. #14161d
  10. #0a0b0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d93 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d93
  2. #747c9e
  3. #848aa9
  4. #9399b3
  5. #a3a7be
  6. #b2b6c9
  7. #c1c5d4
  8. #d1d3df
  9. #e0e2e9
  10. #f0f0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d93 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d93
  2. #686f91
  3. #6a718f
  4. #6d738d
  5. #70758b
  6. #73778a
  7. #757888
  8. #787a86
  9. #7b7c84
  10. #7d7e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b6e7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #627195 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e6d92 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #59747a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #636f94 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #616d92 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5e7185 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d93 {
  color: #656d93;
}
Background
.bg-656d93 {
  background-color: #656d93;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d93 {
  border: 2px solid #656d93;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d93;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 19% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d93 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d93, #746593);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d93 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 147 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.56 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.79 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 11.70 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 11.70 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 12.18 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 12.62 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 12.85 #9a926c Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#656d93  rgb(101, 109, 147)  hsl(230, 19%, 49%)  Queen Blue
#938b65  rgb(147, 139, 101)  hsl(50, 19%, 49%)  Moss Green
#93656d  rgb(147, 101, 109)  hsl(350, 19%, 49%)  Mauve Taupe
#6d9365  rgb(109, 147, 101)  hsl(110, 19%, 49%)  Asparagus