What color is #655C87?

#655C87 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655C87?

The RGB value is 101, 92, 135: 101 red, 92 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655C87?

The complementary color is #7E875C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655C87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655C87 color

#655C87 rgb(101, 92, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #655C87 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 36.1% green and 52.9% blue (101, 92, 135).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#655C87 color codes

HEX	`#655C87`
RGB	`rgb(101, 92, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 36.1%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 32%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 32%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.49, 13.52, -22.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.49, 26.35, 300.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.566, 12.17, 24.551)`
Decimal	`6642823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655C87, 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 #655C87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655C87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	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 #655C87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655c87; }
.text { color: #655c87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655c87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 92 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655c87, #7a5c87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #655C87?: #655C87 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655C87?: The RGB value is 101, 92, 135: 101 red, 92 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655C87?: The complementary color is #7E875C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655C87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.