What color is #656EA0?

#656EA0 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 #656EA0?

The RGB value is 101, 110, 160: 101 red, 110 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656EA0?

The complementary color is #A09765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656EA0?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656EA0 color

#656EA0 rgb(101, 110, 160)

Shades of blue

The hex color #656EA0 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 43.1% green and 62.7% blue (101, 110, 160).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 24% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636CA8), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#656EA0 color codes

HEX	`#656EA0`
RGB	`rgb(101, 110, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 43.1%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 24%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 37%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 31%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.57, 9.29, -28.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.57, 29.57, 288.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.286, 16.456, 35.516)`
Decimal	`6647456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656EA0, 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 #656EA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656EA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	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 #656EA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656ea0; }
.text { color: #656ea0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656ea0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 110 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656ea0, #7965a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #656EA0?: #656EA0 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 #656EA0?: The RGB value is 101, 110, 160: 101 red, 110 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656EA0?: The complementary color is #A09765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656EA0?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.