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#657EB8

#657eb8 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#657eb8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 49.41% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.11% cyan, 31.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 221.93°, with 36.89% saturation and 55.88% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 2.52.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2115

Complementary

  1. #657eb8
  2. #b89f65

Split complementary

  1. #657eb8
  2. #b87565
  3. #a7b865

Analogous

  1. #65a7b8
  2. #657eb8
  3. #7565b8

Triadic

  1. #657eb8
  2. #b8657e
  3. #7eb865

Tetradic

  1. #657eb8
  2. #9f65b8
  3. #b89f65
  4. #7eb865

Square

  1. #657eb8
  2. #b865a7
  3. #b89f65
  4. #65b875

Monochromatic

  1. #2a385a
  2. #42598f
  3. #657eb8
  4. #99aad0
  5. #ced6e8

Shades

#657eb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #657eb8
  2. #5b71a6
  3. #516593
  4. #475881
  5. #3d4c6e
  6. #333f5c
  7. #28324a
  8. #1e2637
  9. #141925
  10. #0a0d12
  11. #000000

Tints

#657eb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #657eb8
  2. #748bbf
  3. #8498c6
  4. #93a5cd
  5. #a3b2d4
  6. #b2bfdc
  7. #c1cbe3
  8. #d1d8ea
  9. #e0e5f1
  10. #f0f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#657eb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #657eb8
  2. #687eb2
  3. #6a7ead
  4. #6d7fa7
  5. #707fa2
  6. #737f9c
  7. #757f96
  8. #787f91
  9. #7b808b
  10. #7d8086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #757e99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6983ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #607bb7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #468a93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6781b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #627cb7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5485a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-657eb8 {
  color: #657eb8;
}
Background
.bg-657eb8 {
  background-color: #657eb8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-657eb8 {
  border: 2px solid #657eb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #657eb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 126 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 37% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-657eb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #657eb8, #7565b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-657eb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 126 184 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 2.52 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.73 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.81 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.02 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.08 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.23 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.94 #9a8147 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Glaucous
#657eb8  rgb(101, 126, 184)  hsl(222, 37%, 56%)  Glaucous
#b89f65  rgb(184, 159, 101)  hsl(42, 37%, 56%)  Ecru
#b8657e  rgb(184, 101, 126)  hsl(342, 37%, 56%)  Turkish Rose
#7eb865  rgb(126, 184, 101)  hsl(102, 37%, 56%)  Mantis