What color is #655E94?

#655E94 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655E94?

The RGB value is 101, 94, 148: 101 red, 94 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655E94?

The complementary color is #8D945E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655E94?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655E94 color

#655E94 rgb(101, 94, 148)

Shades of blue

The hex color #655E94 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 36.9% green and 58% blue (101, 94, 148).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 22% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#655E94 color codes

HEX	`#655E94`
RGB	`rgb(101, 94, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 36.9%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 22%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 36%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 36%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.63, 15.77, -28.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.63, 32.72, 298.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.713, 12.91, 29.728)`
Decimal	`6643348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655E94, 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 #655E94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655E94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #655E94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655e94; }
.text { color: #655e94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655e94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 94 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655e94, #805e94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #655E94?: #655E94 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655E94?: The RGB value is 101, 94, 148: 101 red, 94 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655E94?: The complementary color is #8D945E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655E94?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.