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#656FA1

#656fa1 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#656fa1 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 43.53% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.27% cyan, 31.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 230°, with 24.19% saturation and 51.37% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 8.9.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1671

Complementary

  1. #656fa1
  2. #a19765

Split complementary

  1. #656fa1
  2. #a17965
  3. #8da165

Analogous

  1. #658da1
  2. #656fa1
  3. #7965a1

Triadic

  1. #656fa1
  2. #a1656f
  3. #6fa165

Tetradic

  1. #656fa1
  2. #9765a1
  3. #a19765
  4. #6fa165

Square

  1. #656fa1
  2. #a1658d
  3. #a19765
  4. #65a179

Monochromatic

  1. #292e44
  2. #464e73
  3. #656fa1
  4. #949bbe
  5. #c4c8db

Shades

#656fa1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656fa1
  2. #5b6491
  3. #515981
  4. #474e71
  5. #3d4361
  6. #333851
  7. #282c40
  8. #1e2130
  9. #141620
  10. #0a0b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#656fa1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656fa1
  2. #747daa
  3. #848cb4
  4. #939abd
  5. #a3a9c7
  6. #b2b7d0
  7. #c1c5d9
  8. #d1d4e3
  9. #e0e2ec
  10. #f0f1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656fa1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656fa1
  2. #68719e
  3. #6a729a
  4. #6d7497
  5. #707694
  6. #737891
  7. #75798d
  8. #787b8a
  9. #7b7d87
  10. #7d7e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d7187 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f74a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a6fa0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #537981 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6172a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f6fa0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5b758f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656fa1 {
  color: #656fa1;
}
Background
.bg-656fa1 {
  background-color: #656fa1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656fa1 {
  border: 2px solid #656fa1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656fa1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 111 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 24% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656fa1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656fa1, #7965a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656fa1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 111 161 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.90 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.92 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.82 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 10.96 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 11.69 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 11.97 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 11.97 #9a905e Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#656fa1  rgb(101, 111, 161)  hsl(230, 24%, 51%)  Glaucous
#a19765  rgb(161, 151, 101)  hsl(50, 24%, 51%)  Moss Green
#a1656f  rgb(161, 101, 111)  hsl(350, 24%, 51%)  Copper Rose
#6fa165  rgb(111, 161, 101)  hsl(110, 24%, 51%)  Asparagus