What color is #656DA1?

#656DA1 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656DA1?

The RGB value is 101, 109, 161: 101 red, 109 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656DA1?

The complementary color is #A19965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656DA1?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656DA1 color

#656DA1 rgb(101, 109, 161)

Shades of blue

The hex color #656DA1 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 42.7% green and 63.1% blue (101, 109, 161).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 24% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636CA8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#656DA1 color codes

HEX	`#656DA1`
RGB	`rgb(101, 109, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 42.7%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 24%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 37%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 32%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.34, 10.18, -29.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.34, 30.76, 289.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.267, 16.277, 35.943)`
Decimal	`6647201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656DA1, 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 #656DA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656DA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #656DA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656da1; }
.text { color: #656da1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656da1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 109 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656da1, #7b65a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #656DA1?: #656DA1 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656DA1?: The RGB value is 101, 109, 161: 101 red, 109 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656DA1?: The complementary color is #A19965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656DA1?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.