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#657CBE

#657cbe ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#657cbe is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 48.63% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.84% cyan, 34.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 224.49°, with 40.64% saturation and 57.06% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 3.34.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.209

Complementary

  1. #657cbe
  2. #bea765

Split complementary

  1. #657cbe
  2. #be7a65
  3. #a9be65

Analogous

  1. #65a9be
  2. #657cbe
  3. #7a65be

Triadic

  1. #657cbe
  2. #be657c
  3. #7cbe65

Tetradic

  1. #657cbe
  2. #a765be
  3. #bea765
  4. #7cbe65

Square

  1. #657cbe
  2. #be65a9
  3. #bea765
  4. #65be7a

Monochromatic

  1. #293761
  2. #405697
  3. #657cbe
  4. #9baad5
  5. #d1d8eb

Shades

#657cbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #657cbe
  2. #5b70ab
  3. #516398
  4. #475785
  5. #3d4a72
  6. #333e5f
  7. #28324c
  8. #1e2539
  9. #141926
  10. #0a0c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#657cbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #657cbe
  2. #7489c5
  3. #8496cb
  4. #93a3d2
  5. #a3b0d8
  6. #b2bedf
  7. #c1cbe5
  8. #d1d8ec
  9. #e0e5f2
  10. #f0f2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#657cbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #657cbe
  2. #687cb8
  3. #6a7db2
  4. #6d7dab
  5. #707ea5
  6. #737e9f
  7. #757e99
  8. #787f93
  9. #7b7f8c
  10. #7d8086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #757d9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6482c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b7bbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #438a94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6480c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f7bbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5385a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-657cbe {
  color: #657cbe;
}
Background
.bg-657cbe {
  background-color: #657cbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-657cbe {
  border: 2px solid #657cbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #657cbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 124 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 41% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-657cbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #657cbe, #7a65be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-657cbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 124 190 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 3.34 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.12 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.34 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.45 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.54 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.58 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.60 #9a8341 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Glaucous
#657cbe  rgb(101, 124, 190)  hsl(224, 41%, 57%)  Glaucous
#bea765  rgb(190, 167, 101)  hsl(44, 41%, 57%)  Ecru
#be657c  rgb(190, 101, 124)  hsl(344, 41%, 57%)  Rose Gold
#7cbe65  rgb(124, 190, 101)  hsl(104, 41%, 57%)  Mantis