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Colour

#656DEA

  • #656DEA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#656DEA is a blue with RGB values 101, 109, 234 and HSL 236°, 76%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#656DEA#656DEA
HEX#656DEA
RGBrgb(101, 109, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.4275, 0.9176
RGB percentages39.6%, 42.7%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(236.4, 76%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.4, 56.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK56.8%, 53.4%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,647,274
CSS custom property--colour: #656DEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#9A9215

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1D80EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0075E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#0E8AA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.6Slate blue · ΔE 9.6Medium purple · ΔE 15.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 24Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAE265
Analogous#65B0EA, #9F65EA
Triadic#EA656D, #6DEA65
Split complementary#EAA065, #B0EA65
Tetradic#EA65B0, #EAE265, #65EAA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECEDFC
Lighter +20%#BFC2F6
Lighter +10%#9298F0
Darker −10%#3842E4
Darker −20%#1C27CD
Darker −30%#161EA0
Darker −40%#101673
More saturated +25%#505BFF
Less saturated −25%#7B80D4

Channel breakdown

R101
G109
B234
Red101 (39.6%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue236.39°
Saturation (HSL)76%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 6D · B EA

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