What color is #657CAE?

#657CAE is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657CAE?

The RGB value is 101, 124, 174: 101 red, 124 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657CAE?

The complementary color is #AE9765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657CAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657CAE color

#657CAE rgb(101, 124, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #657CAE is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 48.6% green and 68.2% blue (101, 124, 174).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 31% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Flood (#6677BB), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#657CAE color codes

HEX	`#657CAE`
RGB	`rgb(101, 124, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 48.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 31%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 42%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 29%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.1, 4.89, -29.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.1, 29.58, 279.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.212, 20.237, 42.877)`
Decimal	`6651054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657CAE, 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 #657CAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#657CAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #657CAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657cae; }
.text { color: #657cae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657cae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 124 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657cae, #7265ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #657CAE?: #657CAE is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657CAE?: The RGB value is 101, 124, 174: 101 red, 124 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657CAE?: The complementary color is #AE9765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657CAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.