What color is #655E8A?

#655E8A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655E8A?

The RGB value is 101, 94, 138: 101 red, 94 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655E8A?

The complementary color is #838A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655E8A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655E8A color

#655E8A rgb(101, 94, 138)

Shades of blue

The hex color #655E8A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 36.9% green and 54.1% blue (101, 94, 138).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#655E8A color codes

HEX	`#655E8A`
RGB	`rgb(101, 94, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 36.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 32%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 32%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.16, 13.07, -23.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.16, 26.78, 299.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.956, 12.607, 25.738)`
Decimal	`6643338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655E8A, 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 #655E8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655E8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #655E8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655e8a; }
.text { color: #655e8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655e8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 94 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655e8a, #7b5e8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #655E8A?: #655E8A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655E8A?: The RGB value is 101, 94, 138: 101 red, 94 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655E8A?: The complementary color is #838A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655E8A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.