What color is #656FCB?

#656FCB is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #656FCB?

The RGB value is 101, 111, 203: 101 red, 111 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #656FCB?

The complementary color is #CBC165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #656FCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#656FCB color

#656FCB rgb(101, 111, 203)

Shades of blue

The hex color #656FCB is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 43.5% green and 79.6% blue (101, 111, 203).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 50% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Flood (#6677BB), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#656FCB color codes

HEX	`#656FCB`
RGB	`rgb(101, 111, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 43.5%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 50%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 50%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 45%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.03, 21.57, -49.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.03, 53.64, 293.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.827, 18.446, 58.899)`
Decimal	`6647755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #656FCB, 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 #656FCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#656FCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	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 #656FCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #656fcb; }
.text { color: #656fcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656fcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 111 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #656fcb, #8e65cb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #656FCB?: #656FCB is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #656FCB?: The RGB value is 101, 111, 203: 101 red, 111 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #656FCB?: The complementary color is #CBC165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #656FCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.