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#656eb8 color: Gladiola Blue

#656eb8 is rgb(101, 110, 184) in RGB and oklch(56.418% 0.11439 276.826) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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233°
100%

56.4%
0.114
277°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 28%

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 #656eb8

#656eb8 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 56.4% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 277°.

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 Gladiola Blue (#6370b6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #656eb8 mixed with white

  1. 656eb8
  2. 737cc0
  3. 818ac7
  4. 9099cf
  5. 9fa7d6
  6. aeb5dd
  7. bec4e4
  8. ced3eb
  9. dee1f2
  10. eef0f8

Darker: #656eb8 mixed with black

  1. 656eb8
  2. 575fa0
  3. 495088
  4. 3c4171
  5. 2f335b
  6. 222645
  7. 171931
  8. 0c0e1e
  9. 03040c
  10. 000102

Calmer: #656eb8 with less saturation

  1. 656eb8
  2. 666fb2
  3. 6870ab
  4. 6971a5
  5. 6b729e
  6. 6d7398
  7. 6e7491
  8. 70748a
  9. 727583
  10. 74757d

Questions about #656eb8

What color is #656eb8?

#656eb8 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Gladiola Blue. In RGB it is rgb(101, 110, 184), in HSL hsl(233.49, 36.89%, 55.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.418% 0.11439 276.826).

What colors go well with #656eb8?

The complementary color of #656eb8 is #897507. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #357bb5 and #8762aa. The triadic partners are #ae5b43 and #2d895a.

Is white or black text more readable on #656eb8?

White text reads better on #656eb8: 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 #656eb8 a warm or cool color?

#656eb8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 277 degrees, its lightness 56.4% and its chroma 0.114.