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#656D86 Color

#656D86 is rgb(101, 109, 134) in RGB, hsl(225, 14%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 19%, 0%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rhythm (#777696), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.79. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#656D86
HEX#656D86
RGBrgb(101, 109, 134)
HSLhsl(225, 14%, 46%)
HSVhsv(225, 25%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 19%, 0%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(53.7% 0.04 271.1)
LABlab(46.05% 1.31 -14.94)
LCHlch(46.05% 15.00 275.02)

What #656D86 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 #656D86, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rhythm#777696ΔE 6.79Dark Electric Blue#536878ΔE 7.85Black Coral#54626FΔE 8.96Slate Gray#708090ΔE 9.11Cadet#536872ΔE 10.6Light Slate Gray#778899ΔE 11.43

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

#656D86 Channel Values

How #656D86 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 109 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 225° · S 14% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 225° · S 25% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 19% · Y 0% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.14:1 vs white · 4.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #656D86 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 text5.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #656D86 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #656D86

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #656D86; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#656D86
Complementary
#867E65
Analogous
#657E86
Analogous
#6D6586
Triadic
#86656D
Triadic
#6D8665
Split comp.
#866D65
Split comp.
#7E8665

Tints & Shades of #656D86

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

#767F98
#8E95A9
#A2A8B9
#B9BECA
#CED1DA
#E5E6EB

Shades

#585F74
#4B5163
#3D4251
#303440
#23262F
#16181D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #656D86.

How #656D86 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#656D86
Protanopia#6C6C86
Protanomaly#696C86
Deuteranopia#6A6A86
Deuteranomaly#686B86
Tritanopia#617171
Tritanomaly#636F7A
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

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Using #656D86 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-656d86: #656D86;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #656D86;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-656d86': '#656D86' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.427, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_656d86">#656D86</color>
SVG fillfill="#656D86"

More Blue Colors

#656D86 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#656D86 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #656D86?

#656D86 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(101, 109, 134) in RGB and hsl(225, 14%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rhythm (#777696), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.79.

What is the RGB value of #656D86?

#656D86 is rgb(101, 109, 134) — red 101, green 109, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #656D86?

#656D86 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 19%, 0%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #656D86 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #656D86 scores 5.14:1 against white and 4.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #656D86 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #656D86 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 9.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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