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#656DCE

#656dce ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#656dce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.97% cyan, 47.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 235.43°, with 51.72% saturation and 60.2% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.58.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1816

Complementary

  1. #656dce
  2. #cec665

Split complementary

  1. #656dce
  2. #ce9265
  3. #a2ce65

Analogous

  1. #65a2ce
  2. #656dce
  3. #9265ce

Triadic

  1. #656dce
  2. #ce656d
  3. #6dce65

Tetradic

  1. #656dce
  2. #c665ce
  3. #cec665
  4. #6dce65

Square

  1. #656dce
  2. #ce65a2
  3. #cec665
  4. #65ce92

Monochromatic

  1. #252b75
  2. #3841af
  3. #656dce
  4. #9fa4e0
  5. #d9dbf3

Shades

#656dce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656dce
  2. #5b62b9
  3. #5157a5
  4. #474c90
  5. #3d417c
  6. #333767
  7. #282c52
  8. #1e213e
  9. #141629
  10. #0a0b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#656dce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656dce
  2. #747cd3
  3. #848ad8
  4. #9399dd
  5. #a3a7e2
  6. #b2b6e7
  7. #c1c5eb
  8. #d1d3f0
  9. #e0e2f5
  10. #f0f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656dce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656dce
  2. #686fc6
  3. #6a71be
  4. #6d73b7
  5. #7075af
  6. #7377a7
  7. #75789f
  8. #787a97
  9. #7b7c90
  10. #7d7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7073a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #427bd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3772cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #398293 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5275d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e70cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e7aae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656dce {
  color: #656dce;
}
Background
.bg-656dce {
  background-color: #656dce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-656dce {
  border: 2px solid #656dce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656dce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 52% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656dce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656dce, #9265ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656dce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 206 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.58 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.40 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.48 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.64 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.56 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.24 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.25 #9a9231 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#656dce  rgb(101, 109, 206)  hsl(235, 52%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#cec665  rgb(206, 198, 101)  hsl(55, 52%, 60%)  Straw
#ce656d  rgb(206, 101, 109)  hsl(355, 52%, 60%)  Indian Red
#6dce65  rgb(109, 206, 101)  hsl(115, 52%, 60%)  Mantis