What color is #657AEF?

#657AEF is a light, vivid blue known as Pan Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pan Purple?

The RGB value is 101, 122, 239: 101 red, 122 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pan Purple?

The complementary color is #EFDA65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657AEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pan Purple color: hex code #657AEF

#657AEF rgb(101, 122, 239)

Shades of blue

Pan Purple has the hex code #657AEF. It is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 47.8% green and 93.7% blue (101, 122, 239).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 81% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

Pan Purple (#657AEF) color codes

HEX	`#657AEF`
RGB	`rgb(101, 122, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 47.8%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 81%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 58%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 49%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.99, 26.33, -61.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.99, 66.88, 293.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.901, 22.916, 84.597)`
Decimal	`6650607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pan Purple, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #657AEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#657AEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #657AEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657aef; }
.text { color: #657aef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657aef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 122 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657aef, #9565ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Blue.

See #657AEF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #657AEF?: #657AEF is a light, vivid blue known as Pan Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pan Purple?: The RGB value is 101, 122, 239: 101 red, 122 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pan Purple?: The complementary color is #EFDA65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657AEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.