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#657EF6

#657ef6 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#657ef6 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 49.41% green and 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.94% cyan, 48.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 229.66°, with 88.96% saturation and 68.04% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 7.57.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2434

Complementary

  1. #657ef6
  2. #f6dd65

Split complementary

  1. #657ef6
  2. #f69565
  3. #c6f665

Analogous

  1. #65c6f6
  2. #657ef6
  3. #9565f6

Triadic

  1. #657ef6
  2. #f6657e
  3. #7ef665

Tetradic

  1. #657ef6
  2. #dd65f6
  3. #f6dd65
  4. #7ef665

Square

  1. #657ef6
  2. #f665c6
  3. #f6dd65
  4. #65f695

Monochromatic

  1. #0b28b7
  2. #1d41f2
  3. #657ef6
  4. #adbbfa
  5. #eceffe

Shades

#657ef6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #657ef6
  2. #5b71dd
  3. #5165c5
  4. #4758ac
  5. #3d4c94
  6. #333f7b
  7. #283262
  8. #1e264a
  9. #141931
  10. #0a0d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#657ef6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #657ef6
  2. #748bf7
  3. #8498f8
  4. #93a5f9
  5. #a3b2fa
  6. #b2bffb
  7. #c1cbfb
  8. #d1d8fc
  9. #e0e5fd
  10. #f0f2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#657ef6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #657ef6
  2. #687eea
  3. #6a7ede
  4. #6d7fd3
  5. #707fc7
  6. #737fbb
  7. #757faf
  8. #787fa3
  9. #7b8098
  10. #7d808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b84be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #408efa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2481f3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0099ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5188f9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4780f4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a8fcf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-657ef6 {
  color: #657ef6;
}
Background
.bg-657ef6 {
  background-color: #657ef6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-657ef6 {
  border: 2px solid #657ef6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #657ef6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 126 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 89% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-657ef6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #657ef6, #9565f6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-657ef6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 126 246 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.57 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.59 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.98 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.15 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.26 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.53 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.67 #9a8109 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#657ef6  rgb(101, 126, 246)  hsl(230, 89%, 68%)  Glaucous
#f6dd65  rgb(246, 221, 101)  hsl(50, 89%, 68%)  Naples Yellow
#f6657e  rgb(246, 101, 126)  hsl(350, 89%, 68%)  Neon Fuchsia
#7ef665  rgb(126, 246, 101)  hsl(110, 89%, 68%)  Neon Green