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#655EF3 Color

#655EF3 is rgb(101, 94, 243) in RGB, hsl(243, 86%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 61%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Blue (#6666FF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.72. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#655EF3
HEX#655EF3
RGBrgb(101, 94, 243)
HSLhsl(243, 86%, 66%)
HSVhsv(243, 61%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 61%, 0%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(57.5% 0.216 279.2)
LABlab(47.43% 35.80 -75.60)
LCHlch(47.43% 83.65 295.34)

What #655EF3 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 #655EF3, 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.

#655EF3 Channel Values

How #655EF3 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 94 · B 2438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 243° · S 86% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 243° · S 61% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 61% · Y 0% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.72:1 vs white · 4.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #655EF3 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 text4.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #655EF3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #655EF3; 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 #655EF3

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 #655EF3.

How #655EF3 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#655EF3
Protanopia#5F5FF3
Protanomaly#625FF3
Deuteranopia#6060F3
Deuteranomaly#625FF3
Tritanopia#317F7F
Tritanomaly#4B73B9
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #655EF3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-655ef3: #655EF3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #655EF3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-655ef3': '#655EF3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.369, blue: 0.953)
Android XML<color name="color_655ef3">#655EF3</color>
SVG fillfill="#655EF3"

More Blue Colors

#655EF3 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#655EF3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #655EF3?

#655EF3 is a light blue — rgb(101, 94, 243) in RGB and hsl(243, 86%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Blue (#6666FF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.72.

What is the RGB value of #655EF3?

#655EF3 is rgb(101, 94, 243) — red 101, green 94, and blue 243 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #655EF3?

#655EF3 converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 61%, 0%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #655EF3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #655EF3 scores 4.72:1 against white and 4.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #655EF3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #655EF3 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 10.09, which is visibly different.

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