#656E8B Color

#656E8B is rgb(101, 110, 139) in RGB, hsl(226, 16%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 21%, 0%, 45%) 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 5.76. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#656E8B

HEX#656E8B

RGBrgb(101, 110, 139)

HSLhsl(226, 16%, 47%)

HSVhsv(226, 27%, 55%)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 21%, 0%, 45%)

OKLCHoklch(54.2% 0.047 271.3)

LABlab(46.50% 1.74 -17.22)

LCHlch(46.50% 17.31 275.77)

What #656E8B 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 #656E8B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rhythm#777696ΔE 5.76 Dark Electric Blue#536878ΔE 9.51 Slate Gray#708090ΔE 10.28 Black Coral#54626FΔE 10.97 Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 11.45 Independence#4C516DΔE 11.74

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#656E8B Channel Values

How #656E8B 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 110 · B 139	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 226° · S 16% · L 47%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 226° · S 27% · V 55%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 27% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 45%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.05:1 vs white · 4.16:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #656E8B 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 text5.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #656E8B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #656E8B; 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 #656E8B

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 #656E8B 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#656E8B

Protanopia#6D6D8B

Protanomaly#6A6D8B

Deuteranopia#6B6B8B

Deuteranomaly#696C8B

Tritanopia#607272

Tritanomaly#62717D

Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

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Using #656E8B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-656e8b: #656E8B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #656E8B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-656e8b': '#656E8B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.431, blue: 0.545)

Android XML<color name="color_656e8b">#656E8B</color>

SVG fillfill="#656E8B"

More Blue Colors

#656E8B 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

#656E8B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #656E8B?

#656E8B is a mid-tone blue — rgb(101, 110, 139) in RGB and hsl(226, 16%, 47%) 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 5.76.

What is the RGB value of #656E8B?

#656E8B is rgb(101, 110, 139) — red 101, green 110, and blue 139 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #656E8B?

#656E8B converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 21%, 0%, 45%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #656E8B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #656E8B scores 5.05:1 against white and 4.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #656E8B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #656E8B 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 10.28, which is visibly different.

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