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#656fc0 color: Gladiola Blue

#656fc0 is rgb(101, 111, 192) in RGB and oklch(57.085% 0.12464 276.385) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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233°
100%

57.1%
0.125
276°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.58:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.59:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #656fc0

#656fc0 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 57.1% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 276°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.58:1 contrast and black text 4.59:1, 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: #656fc0 mixed with white

  1. 656fc0
  2. 737dc7
  3. 818cce
  4. 909ad5
  5. 9fa8db
  6. aeb6e2
  7. bec5e8
  8. ced3ee
  9. dee2f4
  10. eef0f9

Darker: #656fc0 mixed with black

  1. 656fc0
  2. 5760a7
  3. 49518e
  4. 3c4276
  5. 2f345f
  6. 222749
  7. 171a34
  8. 0c0e20
  9. 03040e
  10. 000102

Calmer: #656fc0 with less saturation

  1. 656fc0
  2. 6770b9
  3. 6872b2
  4. 6a73ab
  5. 6c74a4
  6. 6e759d
  7. 6f7595
  8. 71768e
  9. 737787
  10. 75777f

Questions about #656fc0

What color is #656fc0?

#656fc0 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Gladiola Blue. In RGB it is rgb(101, 111, 192), in HSL hsl(233.41, 41.94%, 57.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.085% 0.12464 276.385).

What colors go well with #656fc0?

The complementary color of #656fc0 is #8d7600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2c7dbc and #8a62b1. The triadic partners are #b45940 and #238d58.

Is white or black text more readable on #656fc0?

White text reads better on #656fc0: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and black gives 4.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #656fc0 a warm or cool color?

#656fc0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 276 degrees, its lightness 57.1% and its chroma 0.125.