Colour

#656EB7

#656EB7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#656EB7 is a blue with RGB values 101, 110, 183 and HSL 233°, 36%, 56%. 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

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HEX#656EB7

RGBrgb(101, 110, 183)

RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.4314, 0.7176

RGB percentages39.6%, 43.1%, 71.8%

HSLhsl(233.4, 36.3%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.4, 44.8%, 71.8%)

CMYK44.8%, 39.9%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,647,479

CSS custom property--colour: #656EB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.7:1

Contrast with white4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#9A9148

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5377BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D71B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Tritanopia#497D8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.6 Steel blue · ΔE 21.8 Medium purple · ΔE 24 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.6 Slate blue · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B7AE65

Analogous#6597B7, #8565B7

Triadic#B7656E, #6EB765

Split complementary#B78565, #97B765

Tetradic#B76597, #B7AE65, #65B785

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F0F1F8

Lighter +30%#CDD0E8

Lighter +20%#ABAFD7

Lighter +10%#888FC7

Darker −10%#4A549F

Darker −20%#3A417C

Darker −30%#2A2F59

Darker −40%#191D37

More saturated +25%#4958D3

Less saturated −25%#81849B

Channel breakdown

R101

G110

B183

Red101 (39.6%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue183 (71.8%)

Hue233.41°

Saturation (HSL)36.28%

Lightness55.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 65 · G 6E · B B7

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