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#656E85

#656e85 ≈ Slate Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#656e85 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 43.14% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.06% cyan, 17.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 223.13°, with 13.68% saturation and 45.88% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 8.46.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1561

Complementary

  1. #656e85
  2. #857c65

Split complementary

  1. #656e85
  2. #856c65
  3. #7e8565

Analogous

  1. #657e85
  2. #656e85
  3. #6c6585

Triadic

  1. #656e85
  2. #85656e
  3. #6e8565

Tetradic

  1. #656e85
  2. #7c6585
  3. #857c65
  4. #6e8565

Square

  1. #656e85
  2. #85657e
  3. #857c65
  4. #65856c

Monochromatic

  1. #23262e
  2. #444a5a
  3. #656e85
  4. #8e95a9
  5. #b9beca

Shades

#656e85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656e85
  2. #5b6378
  3. #51586a
  4. #474d5d
  5. #3d4250
  6. #333743
  7. #282c35
  8. #1e2128
  9. #14161b
  10. #0a0b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#656e85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656e85
  2. #747d91
  3. #848b9d
  4. #939aaa
  5. #a3a8b6
  6. #b2b7c2
  7. #c1c5ce
  8. #d1d4da
  9. #e0e2e7
  10. #f0f1f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656e85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656e85
  2. #687085
  3. #6a7284
  4. #6d7384
  5. #707583
  6. #737783
  7. #757982
  8. #787b82
  9. #7b7c81
  10. #7d7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b6e78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #677086 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #646d84 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5d7276 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #666f86 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #656d85 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #60717c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656e85 {
  color: #656e85;
}
Background
.bg-656e85 {
  background-color: #656e85;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656e85 {
  border: 2px solid #656e85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656e85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 110 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 14% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656e85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656e85, #6c6585);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656e85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 110 133 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.46 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.46 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.48 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.89 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.89 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.93 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.93 #9a917a Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#656e85  rgb(101, 110, 133)  hsl(223, 14%, 46%)  Slate Gray
#857c65  rgb(133, 124, 101)  hsl(43, 14%, 46%)  Battleship Gray
#85656e  rgb(133, 101, 110)  hsl(343, 14%, 46%)  Mauve Taupe
#6e8565  rgb(110, 133, 101)  hsl(103, 14%, 46%)  Xanadu