#656D9F Color

#656D9F is rgb(101, 109, 159) in RGB, hsl(232, 23%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 31%, 0%, 38%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Blue-gray (#666699), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.69. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#656D9F

HEX#656D9F

RGBrgb(101, 109, 159)

HSLhsl(232, 23%, 51%)

HSVhsv(232, 36%, 62%)

CMYKcmyk(36%, 31%, 0%, 38%)

OKLCHoklch(54.9% 0.079 276.5)

LABlab(46.92% 6.51 -28.35)

LCHlch(46.92% 29.08 282.93)

What #656D9F 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 #656D9F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 3.69 Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 7.83 Blue Yonder#5072A7ΔE 8.34 Glaucous#6082B6ΔE 10.73 Purple Navy#4E5180ΔE 11.33 Rhythm#777696ΔE 11.69

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#656D9F Channel Values

How #656D9F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 101 · G 109 · B 159	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 232° · S 23% · L 51%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 232° · S 36% · V 62%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 36% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 38%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.95:1 vs white · 4.24:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #656D9F 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 text4.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #656D9F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #656D9F; 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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Triadic

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Tints & Shades of #656D9F

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

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How #656D9F 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#656D9F

Protanopia#6C6C9F

Protanomaly#696C9F

Deuteranopia#6A6A9F

Deuteranomaly#686B9F

Tritanopia#5B7575

Tritanomaly#5F7288

Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #656D9F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-656d9f: #656D9F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #656D9F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-656d9f': '#656D9F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.427, blue: 0.624)

Android XML<color name="color_656d9f">#656D9F</color>

SVG fillfill="#656D9F"

More Blue Colors

#656D9F sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#656D9F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #656D9F?

#656D9F is a mid-tone blue — rgb(101, 109, 159) in RGB and hsl(232, 23%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Blue-gray (#666699), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.69.

What is the RGB value of #656D9F?

#656D9F is rgb(101, 109, 159) — red 101, green 109, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #656D9F?

#656D9F converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 31%, 0%, 38%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #656D9F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #656D9F scores 4.95:1 against white and 4.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #656D9F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #656D9F 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 16.34, which is visibly different.

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