What color is #656598?

#656598 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 #656598?

The RGB value is 101, 101, 152: 101 red, 101 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656598?

The complementary color is #989865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656598?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656598 color

#656598 rgb(101, 101, 152)

Shades of blue

The hex color #656598 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 39.6% green and 59.6% blue (101, 101, 152).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 20% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#656598 color codes

HEX	`#656598`
RGB	`rgb(101, 101, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 39.6%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 20%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 34%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 34%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.72, 12.55, -27.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.72, 30.49, 294.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.686, 14.341, 31.641)`
Decimal	`6645144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656598, 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 #656598	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656598 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #656598 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656598; }
.text { color: #656598; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656598; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 101 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656598, #7f6598); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #656598?: #656598 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 #656598?: The RGB value is 101, 101, 152: 101 red, 101 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656598?: The complementary color is #989865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656598?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.