#656496 Color

#656496 is rgb(101, 100, 150) in RGB and hsl(241, 20%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#656496

HEX#656496

RGBrgb(101, 100, 150)

HSLhsl(241, 20%, 49%)

HSVhsv(241, 33%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(52.5% 0.078 284.3)

CMYKcmyk(33%, 33%, 0%, 41%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #656496 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #656496 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#656496 Complementary#959664 Analogous#647C96 Analogous#7E6496 Triadic#966564 Triadic#649665

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #656496, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7978A5 #8E8EB4 #A4A3C2 #B9B9D0 #CECEDE #E4E3ED

Shades

#585884 #4A496E #3E3D5C #2F2F46 #232334 #15141F

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