Information about #656F9B color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #656F9B reads as a gently muted blue and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Blue Gray (#666699). Slightly further away sit Deloras (#606AA1) and Panorama (#597499).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(101, 111, 155)), which gives #656F9B its character. On this background, white text reaches a 4.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.3:1. #656F9B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#656F9B color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#656F9B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#656F9B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#656F9B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#656F9B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#656F9B color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #656F9B color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #656F9B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#666699
#606AA1
#597499
#5B6E91
#6F63A0
#667C91
#637F95
#5D76A9
#60768B
#607C8E
#576D8E
#5E819D
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#656F9B
- RGB101, 111, 155
- CMYK21, 17, 0, 39
- CSSrgb(101, 111, 155)
- HSL229°, 21%, 50%
- HSL Precise228.889°, 21.26%, 50.196%
- HSV229°, 35%, 61%
- HSB229°, 35%, 61%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.396
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.435
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.608
- GLSLvec3(0.396, 0.435, 0.608)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.396, 0.435, 0.608, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.396, 0.435, 0.608)
- Percentage of Red in RGB39.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB43.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB60.8%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID656F9B
- DECIMAL ID6647707
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
