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Colour

#656AFD

  • #656AFD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#656AFD is a blue with RGB values 101, 106, 253 and HSL 238°, 97%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#656AFD#656AFD
HEX#656AFD
RGBrgb(101, 106, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.4157, 0.9922
RGB percentages39.6%, 41.6%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(238, 97.4%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238, 60.1%, 99.2%)
CMYK60.1%, 58.1%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,646,525
CSS custom property--colour: #656AFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#9A9502

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0083FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0076FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Tritanopia#008EA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.7Royal blue · ΔE 17.2Slate blue · ΔE 18.1Medium purple · ΔE 24.4Dark orchid · ΔE 29.6Blue violet · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 8.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDF865
Analogous#65B6FD, #AC65FD
Triadic#FD656A, #6AFD65
Split complementary#FDAC65, #B6FD65
Tetradic#FD65B6, #FDF865, #65FDAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFF
Lighter +20%#CACBFE
Lighter +10%#979BFE
Darker −10%#3339FC
Darker −20%#030BF9
Darker −30%#0309C6
Darker −40%#020794
More saturated +25%#6368FF
Less saturated −25%#787CEA

Channel breakdown

R101
G106
B253
Red101 (39.6%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue238.03°
Saturation (HSL)97.44%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 6A · B FD

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