What color is #655D99?

#655D99 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655D99?

The RGB value is 101, 93, 153: 101 red, 93 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655D99?

The complementary color is #91995D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655D99?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655D99 color

#655D99 rgb(101, 93, 153)

Shades of blue

The hex color #655D99 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 36.5% green and 60% blue (101, 93, 153).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#655D99 color codes

HEX	`#655D99`
RGB	`rgb(101, 93, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 36.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 39%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.6, 17.77, -31.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.6, 36.33, 299.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.029, 12.895, 31.828)`
Decimal	`6643097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655D99, 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 #655D99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655D99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #655D99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655d99; }
.text { color: #655d99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655d99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 93 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655d99, #835d99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #655D99?: #655D99 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655D99?: The RGB value is 101, 93, 153: 101 red, 93 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655D99?: The complementary color is #91995D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655D99?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.