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#656BE2 Color

#656BE2 is rgb(101, 107, 226) in RGB, hsl(237, 68%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 53%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Savoy Blue (#4B61D1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#656BE2
HEX#656BE2
RGBrgb(101, 107, 226)
HSLhsl(237, 68%, 64%)
HSVhsv(237, 55%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 53%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(58.5% 0.177 277.2)
LABlab(49.55% 23.98 -62.65)
LCHlch(49.55% 67.09 290.94)

What #656BE2 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 #656BE2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 6.96Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 7.87Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 8.51Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 9.19Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 10.71Iris#5A4FCFΔE 12.96

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

#656BE2 Channel Values

How #656BE2 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 107 · B 2268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 237° · S 68% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 237° · S 55% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 53% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.42:1 vs white · 4.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #656BE2 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #656BE2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #656BE2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #656BE2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#656BE2
Complementary
#E2DB65
Analogous
#65A9E2
Analogous
#9D65E2
Triadic
#E2656B
Triadic
#6BE265
Split comp.
#E29D65
Split comp.
#A9E265

Tints & Shades of #656BE2

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

#7A80E6
#9094EA
#A5A9EE
#B6B9F1
#CCCEF5
#E1E2F9

Shades

#3E46DA
#262FC9
#1F26A3
#181E81
#11155A
#0B0D38

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #656BE2.

How #656BE2 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#656BE2
Protanopia#6A6AE2
Protanomaly#686AE2
Deuteranopia#6969E2
Deuteranomaly#676AE2
Tritanopia#408282
Tritanomaly#517AB1
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #656BE2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-656be2: #656BE2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #656BE2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-656be2': '#656BE2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.420, blue: 0.886)
Android XML<color name="color_656be2">#656BE2</color>
SVG fillfill="#656BE2"

More Blue Colors

#656BE2 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#656BE2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #656BE2?

#656BE2 is a light blue — rgb(101, 107, 226) in RGB and hsl(237, 68%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Savoy Blue (#4B61D1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.96.

What is the RGB value of #656BE2?

#656BE2 is rgb(101, 107, 226) — red 101, green 107, and blue 226 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #656BE2?

#656BE2 converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 53%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #656BE2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #656BE2 scores 4.42:1 against white and 4.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #656BE2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #656BE2 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 royalblue (#4169E1) at a CIE76 distance of 7.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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