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#656DA2

#656da2 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#656da2 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 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.65% cyan, 32.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 232.13°, with 24.7% saturation and 51.57% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 9.16.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1631

Complementary

  1. #656da2
  2. #a29a65

Split complementary

  1. #656da2
  2. #a27c65
  3. #8ca265

Analogous

  1. #658ca2
  2. #656da2
  3. #7c65a2

Triadic

  1. #656da2
  2. #a2656d
  3. #6da265

Tetradic

  1. #656da2
  2. #9a65a2
  3. #a29a65
  4. #6da265

Square

  1. #656da2
  2. #a2658c
  3. #a29a65
  4. #65a27c

Monochromatic

  1. #292d45
  2. #464c74
  3. #656da2
  4. #959abf
  5. #c4c7dc

Shades

#656da2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656da2
  2. #5b6292
  3. #515782
  4. #474c71
  5. #3d4161
  6. #333751
  7. #282c41
  8. #1e2131
  9. #141620
  10. #0a0b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#656da2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656da2
  2. #747cab
  3. #848ab5
  4. #9399be
  5. #a3a7c7
  6. #b2b6d1
  7. #c1c5da
  8. #d1d3e3
  9. #e0e2ec
  10. #f0f0f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656da2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656da2
  2. #686f9f
  3. #6a719b
  4. #6d7398
  5. #707594
  6. #737791
  7. #75788e
  8. #787a8a
  9. #7b7c87
  10. #7d7e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c6f87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c73a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #586ea1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #537780 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6071a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d6ea1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5b738f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656da2 {
  color: #656da2;
}
Background
.bg-656da2 {
  background-color: #656da2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656da2 {
  border: 2px solid #656da2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656da2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 25% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656da2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656da2, #7c65a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656da2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 162 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.16 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.57 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.25 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 10.94 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 12.09 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 12.21 #1560bd Denim ΔE 12.24 #9a925d Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#656da2  rgb(101, 109, 162)  hsl(232, 25%, 52%)  Queen Blue
#a29a65  rgb(162, 154, 101)  hsl(52, 25%, 52%)  Moss Green
#a2656d  rgb(162, 101, 109)  hsl(352, 25%, 52%)  Copper Rose
#6da265  rgb(109, 162, 101)  hsl(112, 25%, 52%)  Asparagus