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#655BD7 Color

#655BD7 is rgb(101, 91, 215) in RGB, hsl(245, 61%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 58%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.17. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#655BD7
HEX#655BD7
RGBrgb(101, 91, 215)
HSLhsl(245, 61%, 60%)
HSVhsv(245, 58%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 58%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(54.8% 0.184 282.1)
LABlab(44.96% 30.34 -63.83)
LCHlch(44.96% 70.67 295.43)

What #655BD7 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 #655BD7, 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.

#655BD7 Channel Values

How #655BD7 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 91 · B 2158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 245° · S 61% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 245° · S 58% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.21:1 vs white · 4.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #655BD7 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 text5.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #655BD7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #655BD7; 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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Tints & Shades of #655BD7

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #655BD7.

How #655BD7 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#655BD7
Protanopia#5D5DD7
Protanomaly#605CD7
Deuteranopia#5E5ED7
Deuteranomaly#615DD7
Tritanopia#437575
Tritanomaly#536BA5
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #655BD7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-655bd7: #655BD7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #655BD7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-655bd7': '#655BD7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.357, blue: 0.843)
Android XML<color name="color_655bd7">#655BD7</color>
SVG fillfill="#655BD7"

More Blue Colors

#655BD7 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#655BD7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #655BD7?

#655BD7 is a light blue — rgb(101, 91, 215) in RGB and hsl(245, 61%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.17.

What is the RGB value of #655BD7?

#655BD7 is rgb(101, 91, 215) — red 101, green 91, and blue 215 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #655BD7?

#655BD7 converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 58%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #655BD7 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #655BD7 scores 5.21:1 against white and 4.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #655BD7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #655BD7 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 5.17, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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