What color is #656680?

#656680 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656680?

The RGB value is 101, 102, 128: 101 red, 102 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656680?

The complementary color is #807F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656680?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656680 color

#656680 rgb(101, 102, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #656680 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 40% green and 50.2% blue (101, 102, 128).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#656680 color codes

HEX	`#656680`
RGB	`rgb(101, 102, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 40%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 21%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 20%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.98, 5.59, -14.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.98, 15.59, 291)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.014, 13.828, 22.349)`
Decimal	`6645376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656680, 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 #656680	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656680 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #656680 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656680; }
.text { color: #656680; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656680; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 102 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656680, #726580); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #656680?: #656680 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656680?: The RGB value is 101, 102, 128: 101 red, 102 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656680?: The complementary color is #807F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656680?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.