What color is #656580?

#656580 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656580?

The RGB value is 101, 101, 128: 101 red, 101 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656580?

The complementary color is #808065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656580?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656580 color

#656580 rgb(101, 101, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #656580 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 39.6% green and 50.2% blue (101, 101, 128).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#656580 color codes

HEX	`#656580`
RGB	`rgb(101, 101, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 39.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 21%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 21%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.7, 6.2, -14.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.7, 16.22, 292.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.916, 13.632, 22.316)`
Decimal	`6645120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656580, 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 #656580	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656580 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #656580 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656580; }
.text { color: #656580; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656580; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 101 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656580, #726580); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #656580?: #656580 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656580?: The RGB value is 101, 101, 128: 101 red, 101 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656580?: The complementary color is #808065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656580?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.