What color is #657FBA?

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

What is the RGB value of #657FBA?

The RGB value is 101, 127, 186: 101 red, 127 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #657FBA?

The complementary color is #BAA065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #657FBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#657FBA color

#657FBA rgb(101, 127, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #657FBA is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 49.8% green and 72.9% blue (101, 127, 186).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 38% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#657FBA color codes

HEX	`#657FBA`
RGB	`rgb(101, 127, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 49.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 38%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 46%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 32%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.48, 6.65, -33.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.48, 34.58, 281.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.816, 21.489, 49.443)`
Decimal	`6651834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #657FBA, 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 #657FBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#657FBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #657FBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #657fba; }
.text { color: #657fba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #657fba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 127 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #657fba, #7565ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #657FBA?: #657FBA is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #657FBA?: The RGB value is 101, 127, 186: 101 red, 127 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #657FBA?: The complementary color is #BAA065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #657FBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.