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#656D99

#656d99 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#656d99 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 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.99% cyan, 28.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 230.77°, with 20.47% saturation and 49.8% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 9.4.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.16

Complementary

  1. #656d99
  2. #999165

Split complementary

  1. #656d99
  2. #997765
  3. #879965

Analogous

  1. #658799
  2. #656d99
  3. #776599

Triadic

  1. #656d99
  2. #99656d
  3. #6d9965

Tetradic

  1. #656d99
  2. #916599
  3. #999165
  4. #6d9965

Square

  1. #656d99
  2. #996587
  3. #999165
  4. #659977

Monochromatic

  1. #282b3d
  2. #474c6b
  3. #656d99
  4. #9399b8
  5. #c1c4d6

Shades

#656d99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d99
  2. #5b628a
  3. #51577a
  4. #474c6b
  5. #3d415c
  6. #33374d
  7. #282c3d
  8. #1e212e
  9. #14161f
  10. #0a0b0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d99
  2. #747ca3
  3. #848aad
  4. #9399b8
  5. #a3a7c2
  6. #b2b6cc
  7. #c1c5d6
  8. #d1d3e0
  9. #e0e2eb
  10. #f0f0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d99
  2. #686f97
  3. #6a7194
  4. #6d7392
  5. #70758f
  6. #73778d
  7. #75788a
  8. #787a88
  9. #7b7c85
  10. #7d7e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b6e82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f729b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c6d98 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #57757c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #62709a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #606d98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5d7289 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d99 {
  color: #656d99;
}
Background
.bg-656d99 {
  background-color: #656d99;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d99 {
  border: 2px solid #656d99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 20% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d99, #776599);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 153 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.40 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.26 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 11.64 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 12.27 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 12.27 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 12.45 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 12.54 #9a9266 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#656d99  rgb(101, 109, 153)  hsl(231, 20%, 50%)  Queen Blue
#999165  rgb(153, 145, 101)  hsl(51, 20%, 50%)  Moss Green
#99656d  rgb(153, 101, 109)  hsl(351, 20%, 50%)  Copper Rose
#6d9965  rgb(109, 153, 101)  hsl(111, 20%, 50%)  Asparagus