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Recognised as Colour

#656DBE

  • #656DBE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#656DBE is a blue with RGB values 101, 109, 190 and HSL 235°, 41%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#656DBE#656DBE
HEX#656DBE
RGBrgb(101, 109, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.4275, 0.7451
RGB percentages39.6%, 42.7%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(234.6, 40.6%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.6, 46.8%, 74.5%)
CMYK46.8%, 42.6%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,647,230
CSS custom property--colour: #656DBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.68:1
Contrast with white4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#9A9241

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E78C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4671BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#457E8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.4Medium purple · ΔE 20.1Slate blue · ΔE 22.6Royal blue · ΔE 22.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEB665
Analogous#6599BE, #8A65BE
Triadic#BE656D, #6DBE65
Split complementary#BE8A65, #99BE65
Tetradic#BE6599, #BEB665, #65BE8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F5FB
Lighter +30%#D1D3EB
Lighter +20%#ADB1DC
Lighter +10%#898FCD
Darker −10%#4750A9
Darker −20%#383F85
Darker −30%#292E61
Darker −40%#1A1D3D
More saturated +25%#4A57D9
Less saturated −25%#8083A3

Channel breakdown

R101
G109
B190
Red101 (39.6%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue234.61°
Saturation (HSL)40.64%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 6D · B BE

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