What color is #656485?

#656485 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656485?

The RGB value is 101, 100, 133: 101 red, 100 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656485?

The complementary color is #848564, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656485?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656485 color

#656485 rgb(101, 100, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #656485 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 39.2% green and 52.2% blue (101, 100, 133).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#656485 color codes

HEX	`#656485`
RGB	`rgb(101, 100, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 39.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 25%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 25%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.62, 8.07, -18.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.62, 19.84, 294.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.157, 13.574, 24.06)`
Decimal	`6644869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656485, 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 #656485	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656485 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #656485 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656485; }
.text { color: #656485; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656485; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 100 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656485, #756485); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #656485?: #656485 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656485?: The RGB value is 101, 100, 133: 101 red, 100 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656485?: The complementary color is #848564, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656485?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.