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#656cc3 color: Bluish Purple Anemone

#656cc3 is rgb(101, 108, 195) in RGB and oklch(56.662% 0.13308 277.782) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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236°
100%

56.7%
0.133
278°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.68:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.49:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #656cc3

#656cc3 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 56.7% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 278°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.68:1 contrast and black text 4.49:1, 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: #656cc3 mixed with white

  1. 656cc3
  2. 737bca
  3. 8189d1
  4. 8f98d7
  5. 9ea6dd
  6. aeb5e3
  7. bdc4e9
  8. cdd2ef
  9. dee1f5
  10. eef0fa

Darker: #656cc3 mixed with black

  1. 656cc3
  2. 575da9
  3. 494e90
  4. 3c4078
  5. 2f3260
  6. 22254a
  7. 171934
  8. 0c0d20
  9. 03040e
  10. 000002

Calmer: #656cc3 with less saturation

  1. 656cc3
  2. 666ebc
  3. 686fb4
  4. 6971ad
  5. 6b72a5
  6. 6d739e
  7. 6f7496
  8. 70758e
  9. 727586
  10. 74767e

Questions about #656cc3

What color is #656cc3?

#656cc3 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Bluish Purple Anemone. In RGB it is rgb(101, 108, 195), in HSL hsl(235.53, 43.93%, 58.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.662% 0.13308 277.782).

What colors go well with #656cc3?

The complementary color of #656cc3 is #8c7500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #257bc0 and #8c5eb2. The triadic partners are #b65638 and #008d57.

Is white or black text more readable on #656cc3?

White text reads better on #656cc3: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and black gives 4.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #656cc3 a warm or cool color?

#656cc3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 278 degrees, its lightness 56.7% and its chroma 0.133.