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#656dc2 color: Bluish Purple Anemone

#656dc2 is rgb(101, 109, 194) in RGB and oklch(56.801% 0.13027 277.343) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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235°
100%

56.8%
0.130
277°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.65:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.52:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #656dc2

#656dc2 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 56.8% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 277°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.65:1 contrast and black text 4.52:1, 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: #656dc2 mixed with white

  1. 656dc2
  2. 737cc9
  3. 818ad0
  4. 8f98d6
  5. 9ea7dd
  6. aeb5e3
  7. bdc4e9
  8. cdd3ef
  9. dee1f4
  10. eef0fa

Darker: #656dc2 mixed with black

  1. 656dc2
  2. 575ea8
  3. 494f8f
  4. 3c4177
  5. 2f3360
  6. 222649
  7. 171934
  8. 0c0d20
  9. 03040e
  10. 000102

Calmer: #656dc2 with less saturation

  1. 656dc2
  2. 666fbb
  3. 6870b3
  4. 6a71ac
  5. 6b72a5
  6. 6d739d
  7. 6f7496
  8. 71758e
  9. 737686
  10. 75767f

Questions about #656dc2

What color is #656dc2?

#656dc2 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Bluish Purple Anemone. In RGB it is rgb(101, 109, 194), in HSL hsl(234.84, 43.26%, 57.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.801% 0.13027 277.343).

What colors go well with #656dc2?

The complementary color of #656dc2 is #8c7600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #287bbf and #8b60b2. The triadic partners are #b6573b and #108d57.

Is white or black text more readable on #656dc2?

White text reads better on #656dc2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and black gives 4.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #656dc2 a warm or cool color?

#656dc2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 277 degrees, its lightness 56.8% and its chroma 0.13.