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#655fa8 color: Blue Iris

#655fa8 is rgb(101, 95, 168) in RGB and oklch(52.465% 0.11276 285.566) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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245°
100%

52.5%
0.113
286°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.59:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.76:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #655fa8

#655fa8 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 52.5% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 286°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.59:1 contrast and black text 3.76:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Iris (#6264a6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #655fa8 mixed with white

  1. 655fa8
  2. 736fb1
  3. 817eba
  4. 8f8ec3
  5. 9e9dcc
  6. aeadd5
  7. bdbdde
  8. cdcde6
  9. dedeee
  10. eeeef7

Darker: #655fa8 mixed with black

  1. 655fa8
  2. 575292
  3. 49447c
  4. 3c3867
  5. 2f2c52
  6. 22203f
  7. 17152c
  8. 0c0a1a
  9. 03030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #655fa8 with less saturation

  1. 655fa8
  2. 6561a2
  3. 66629c
  4. 666396
  5. 666590
  6. 67668a
  7. 676784
  8. 68687d
  9. 696977
  10. 696971

Questions about #655fa8

What color is #655fa8?

#655fa8 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Blue Iris. In RGB it is rgb(101, 95, 168), in HSL hsl(244.93, 29.55%, 51.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.465% 0.11276 285.566).

What colors go well with #655fa8?

The complementary color of #655fa8 is #746d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b6baa and #835496. The triadic partners are #9e522d and #007e5a.

Is white or black text more readable on #655fa8?

White text reads better on #655fa8: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and black gives 3.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #655fa8 a warm or cool color?

#655fa8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 286 degrees, its lightness 52.5% and its chroma 0.113.