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#656DBB

#656dbb ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#656dbb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 42.75% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.99% cyan, 41.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 234.42°, with 38.74% saturation and 56.47% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 7.34.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1729

Complementary

  1. #656dbb
  2. #bbb365

Split complementary

  1. #656dbb
  2. #bb8865
  3. #98bb65

Analogous

  1. #6598bb
  2. #656dbb
  3. #8865bb

Triadic

  1. #656dbb
  2. #bb656d
  3. #6dbb65

Tetradic

  1. #656dbb
  2. #b365bb
  3. #bbb365
  4. #6dbb65

Square

  1. #656dbb
  2. #bb6598
  3. #bbb365
  4. #65bb88

Monochromatic

  1. #292e5e
  2. #414893
  3. #656dbb
  4. #9a9fd2
  5. #cfd2ea

Shades

#656dbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656dbb
  2. #5b62a8
  3. #515796
  4. #474c83
  5. #3d4170
  6. #33375e
  7. #282c4b
  8. #1e2138
  9. #141625
  10. #0a0b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#656dbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656dbb
  2. #747cc2
  3. #848ac9
  4. #9399cf
  5. #a3a7d6
  6. #b2b6dd
  7. #c1c5e4
  8. #d1d3eb
  9. #e0e2f1
  10. #f0f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656dbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656dbb
  2. #686fb5
  3. #6a71af
  4. #6d73a9
  5. #7075a3
  6. #73779e
  7. #757898
  8. #787a92
  9. #7b7c8c
  10. #7d7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e7195 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f77be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4970b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #477d8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5973bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #556fba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5477a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656dbb {
  color: #656dbb;
}
Background
.bg-656dbb {
  background-color: #656dbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656dbb {
  border: 2px solid #656dbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656dbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 39% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656dbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656dbb, #8865bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656dbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 187 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.34 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.42 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.49 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.78 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.84 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.24 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 10.24 #9a9244 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#656dbb  rgb(101, 109, 187)  hsl(234, 39%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#bbb365  rgb(187, 179, 101)  hsl(54, 39%, 56%)  Dark Khaki
#bb656d  rgb(187, 101, 109)  hsl(354, 39%, 56%)  Rose Gold
#6dbb65  rgb(109, 187, 101)  hsl(114, 39%, 56%)  Mantis