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#654FBF Color

#654FBF is rgb(101, 79, 191) in RGB, hsl(252, 47%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 59%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Plump Purple (#5946B2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.31. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#654FBF
HEX#654FBF
RGBrgb(101, 79, 191)
HSLhsl(252, 47%, 53%)
HSVhsv(252, 59%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 59%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(51% 0.168 288)
LABlab(40.67% 31.29 -56.94)
LCHlch(40.67% 64.97 298.79)

What #654FBF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #654FBF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#654FBF Channel Values

How #654FBF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 101 · G 79 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 47% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 59% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 59% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.13:1 vs white · 3.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #654FBF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #654FBF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #654FBF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #654FBF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #654FBF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #654FBF.

How #654FBF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#654FBF
Protanopia#5353BF
Protanomaly#5B52BF
Deuteranopia#5757BF
Deuteranomaly#5D54BF
Tritanopia#4D6666
Tritanomaly#575E92
Achromatopsia#626262

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #654FBF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-654fbf: #654FBF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #654FBF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-654fbf': '#654FBF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.310, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_654fbf">#654FBF</color>
SVG fillfill="#654FBF"

More Blue Colors

#654FBF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#654FBF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #654FBF?

#654FBF is a mid-tone blue — rgb(101, 79, 191) in RGB and hsl(252, 47%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Plump Purple (#5946B2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.31.

What is the RGB value of #654FBF?

#654FBF is rgb(101, 79, 191) — red 101, green 79, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #654FBF?

#654FBF converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 59%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #654FBF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #654FBF scores 6.13:1 against white and 3.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #654FBF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #654FBF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 4.59, which is very hard to tell apart.

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