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#657C8D

#657c8d ≈ Slate Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#657c8d is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 48.63% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.37% cyan, 12.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 205.5°, with 16.53% saturation and 47.45% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 3.11.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1911

Complementary

  1. #657c8d
  2. #8d7665

Split complementary

  1. #657c8d
  2. #8d6568
  3. #8d8a65

Analogous

  1. #658d8a
  2. #657c8d
  3. #65688d

Triadic

  1. #657c8d
  2. #8d657c
  3. #7c8d65

Tetradic

  1. #657c8d
  2. #76658d
  3. #8d7665
  4. #7c8d65

Square

  1. #657c8d
  2. #8a658d
  3. #8d7665
  4. #688d65

Monochromatic

  1. #252e34
  2. #455560
  3. #657c8d
  4. #8fa2af
  5. #bcc7cf

Shades

#657c8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #657c8d
  2. #5b707f
  3. #516371
  4. #475763
  5. #3d4a55
  6. #333e47
  7. #283238
  8. #1e252a
  9. #14191c
  10. #0a0c0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#657c8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #657c8d
  2. #748998
  3. #8496a4
  4. #93a3af
  5. #a3b0bb
  6. #b2bec6
  7. #c1cbd1
  8. #d1d8dd
  9. #e0e5e8
  10. #f0f2f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#657c8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #657c8d
  2. #687c8c
  3. #6a7d8a
  4. #6d7d89
  5. #707e88
  6. #737e87
  7. #757e85
  8. #787f84
  9. #7b7f83
  10. #7d8081
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #717a81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #757b8e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #70778d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #598081 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f7c8e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b798d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5e7f86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-657c8d {
  color: #657c8d;
}
Background
.bg-657c8d {
  background-color: #657c8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-657c8d {
  border: 2px solid #657c8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #657c8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 124 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 17% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-657c8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #657c8d, #65688d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-657c8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 124 141 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 3.11 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 3.11 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 5.42 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 5.42 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.94 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.43 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.77 #9a8372 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#657c8d  rgb(101, 124, 141)  hsl(206, 17%, 47%)  Slate Gray
#8d7665  rgb(141, 118, 101)  hsl(26, 17%, 47%)  Beaver
#8d657c  rgb(141, 101, 124)  hsl(326, 17%, 47%)  Mauve Taupe
#7c8d65  rgb(124, 141, 101)  hsl(86, 17%, 47%)  Moss Green