What color is #656791?

#656791 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656791?

The RGB value is 101, 103, 145: 101 red, 103 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656791?

The complementary color is #918F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656791?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656791 color

#656791 rgb(101, 103, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #656791 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 40.4% green and 56.9% blue (101, 103, 145).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#656791 color codes

HEX	`#656791`
RGB	`rgb(101, 103, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 40.4%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 30%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 29%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.96, 9.4, -23.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.96, 25.08, 292.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.327, 14.511, 28.776)`
Decimal	`6645649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656791, 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 #656791	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656791 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #656791 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656791; }
.text { color: #656791; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656791; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 103 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656791, #796591); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #656791?: #656791 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656791?: The RGB value is 101, 103, 145: 101 red, 103 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656791?: The complementary color is #918F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656791?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.