#656871

Color #656871

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 5.5 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#656871

RGB

rgb(101, 104, 113)

HSL

hsl(225, 5.6%, 42%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 10.6%, 44.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 8%, 0%, 55.7%)

LAB

lab(44.03, 0.81, -5.43)

LCH

lch(44.03, 5.49, 278.48)

OKLCH

oklch(51.8%, 0.0146, 271.18)

HWB

hwb(225, 39.6%, 55.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#716e65

Analogous

#656e71

#656871

#686571

Triadic

#656871

#716568

#687165

Split-complementary

#656871

#716865

#6e7165

Tetradic

#656871

#6e6571

#716e65

#687165

Square

#656871

#71656e

#716e65

#657168

Shades

Color #656871 mixed toward black.

#54575e

#43454b

#333439

#222326

#111113

Tints

Color #656871 mixed toward white.

#7d808b

#979aa2

#b1b3b9

#cbccd0

#e5e6e8

Tones

Color #656871 mixed toward gray.

#666970

#67696f

#686a6e

#696a6d

#6a6b6c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.77:1

White text reads better on this background (5.57:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#66666f · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#66666e · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#656d6d · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 4.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #656871;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#656871]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#656871 (#656871) is rgb(101, 104, 113) in RGB.

No, #656871 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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