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Colour

#656B96

  • #656B96
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#656B96 is a blue with RGB values 101, 107, 150 and HSL 233°, 20%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#656B96#656B96
HEX#656B96
RGBrgb(101, 107, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.4196, 0.5882
RGB percentages39.6%, 42%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(232.7, 19.5%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.7, 32.7%, 58.8%)
CMYK32.7%, 28.7%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,646,678
CSS custom property--colour: #656B96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#9A9469

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E7098no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B6C95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#58737Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16Slate grey · ΔE 18.4Light slate grey · ΔE 19.4Dim grey · ΔE 25.6Gray · ΔE 26.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#969065
Analogous#658496, #776596
Triadic#96656B, #6B9665
Split complementary#967765, #849665
Tetradic#966584, #969065, #659677

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEDFE9
Lighter +30%#C0C2D4
Lighter +20%#A1A5C0
Lighter +10%#8388AB
Darker −10%#505578
Darker −20%#3C4059
Darker −30%#272A3B
Darker −40%#13141C
More saturated +25%#4653B5
Less saturated −25%#7E7E7E

Channel breakdown

R101
G107
B150
Red101 (39.6%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue232.65°
Saturation (HSL)19.52%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 6B · B 96

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