What color is #656FAA?

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

What is the RGB value of #656FAA?

The RGB value is 101, 111, 170: 101 red, 111 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656FAA?

The complementary color is #AAA065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656FAA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656FAA color

#656FAA rgb(101, 111, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #656FAA is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 43.5% green and 66.7% blue (101, 111, 170).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 29% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636CA8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#656FAA color codes

HEX	`#656FAA`
RGB	`rgb(101, 111, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 43.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 29%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 41%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 35%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.31, 11.56, -32.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.31, 34.76, 289.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.305, 17.037, 40.346)`
Decimal	`6647722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656FAA, 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 #656FAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#656FAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #656FAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656faa; }
.text { color: #656faa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656faa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 111 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656faa, #7e65aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #656FAA?: #656FAA is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656FAA?: The RGB value is 101, 111, 170: 101 red, 111 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656FAA?: The complementary color is #AAA065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656FAA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.