What color is #657DB4?

#657DB4 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657DB4?

The RGB value is 101, 125, 180: 101 red, 125 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657DB4?

The complementary color is #B49C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657DB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657DB4 color

#657DB4 rgb(101, 125, 180)

Shades of blue

The hex color #657DB4 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 49% green and 70.6% blue (101, 125, 180).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 34% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#657DB4 color codes

HEX	`#657DB4`
RGB	`rgb(101, 125, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 49%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 34%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 44%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 31%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.65, 6.06, -31.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.65, 32.35, 280.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.936, 20.728, 46.069)`
Decimal	`6651316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657DB4, 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 #657DB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#657DB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #657DB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657db4; }
.text { color: #657db4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657db4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 125 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657db4, #7465b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #657DB4?: #657DB4 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657DB4?: The RGB value is 101, 125, 180: 101 red, 125 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657DB4?: The complementary color is #B49C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657DB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.