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#656cc2 color: Bluish Purple Anemone

#656cc2 is rgb(101, 108, 194) in RGB and oklch(56.601% 0.13164 277.799) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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235°
100%

56.6%
0.132
278°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.69:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.48:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #656cc2

#656cc2 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 278°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.69:1 contrast and black text 4.48:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bluish Purple Anemone (#6666bb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #656cc2 mixed with white

  1. 656cc2
  2. 737bc9
  3. 8189d0
  4. 8f98d6
  5. 9ea6dd
  6. aeb5e3
  7. bdc4e9
  8. cdd2ef
  9. dee1f4
  10. eef0fa

Darker: #656cc2 mixed with black

  1. 656cc2
  2. 575da8
  3. 494e8f
  4. 3c4077
  5. 2f3260
  6. 222549
  7. 171934
  8. 0c0d20
  9. 03040e
  10. 000002

Calmer: #656cc2 with less saturation

  1. 656cc2
  2. 666ebb
  3. 686fb3
  4. 6970ac
  5. 6b72a5
  6. 6d739d
  7. 6e7495
  8. 70748e
  9. 727586
  10. 74767e

Questions about #656cc2

What color is #656cc2?

#656cc2 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Bluish Purple Anemone. In RGB it is rgb(101, 108, 194), in HSL hsl(235.48, 43.26%, 57.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.601% 0.13164 277.799).

What colors go well with #656cc2?

The complementary color of #656cc2 is #8b7500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #277bbf and #8c5eb1. The triadic partners are #b65639 and #058d57.

Is white or black text more readable on #656cc2?

White text reads better on #656cc2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and black gives 4.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #656cc2 a warm or cool color?

#656cc2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 278 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.132.