What color is #657ED8?

#657ED8 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Pan Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #657ED8?

The RGB value is 101, 126, 216: 101 red, 126 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657ED8?

The complementary color is #D8BF65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657ED8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657ED8 color

#657ED8 rgb(101, 126, 216)

Shades of blue

The hex color #657ED8 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 49.4% green and 84.7% blue (101, 126, 216).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 60% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Pan Purple (#657AEF), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#657ED8 color codes

HEX	`#657ED8`
RGB	`rgb(101, 126, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 49.4%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 60%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 53%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 42%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.7, 16.53, -49.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.7, 51.76, 288.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.218, 22.645, 67.994)`
Decimal	`6651608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657ED8, 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 #657ED8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#657ED8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #657ED8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657ed8; }
.text { color: #657ed8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657ed8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 126 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657ed8, #8665d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Blue.

Questions

What color is #657ED8?: #657ED8 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Pan Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657ED8?: The RGB value is 101, 126, 216: 101 red, 126 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657ED8?: The complementary color is #D8BF65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657ED8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.