#656dce

Color #656dce

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 14.15 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-500 #615fff · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#656dce

RGB

rgb(101, 109, 206)

HSL

hsl(235.4, 51.7%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235.4, 51%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(51%, 47.1%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(49.69, 23.73, -51.37)

LCH

lch(49.69, 56.59, 294.79)

OKLCH

oklch(57.5%, 0.1474, 277.17)

HWB

hwb(235.4, 39.6%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cec665

Analogous

#65a2ce

#656dce

#9165ce

Triadic

#656dce

#ce656d

#6dce65

Split-complementary

#656dce

#ce9165

#a2ce65

Tetradic

#656dce

#c665ce

#cec665

#6dce65

Square

#656dce

#ce65a2

#cec665

#65ce91

Shades

Color #656dce mixed toward black.

#3e48c2

#313a9b

#252b74

#191d4e

#0c0e27

Tints

Color #656dce mixed toward white.

#7f85d6

#989ede

#b2b6e6

#ccceef

#e5e7f7

Tones

Color #656dce mixed toward gray.

#6e74c5

#777cbc

#7f83b4

#888bab

#9192a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.63:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6969bc · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#6867b8 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#65ada9 · ΔE 33.6

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 25.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #656dce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#656dce]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#656dce (#656dce) is rgb(101, 109, 206) in RGB.

No, #656dce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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