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#657dc3 color: Persian Jewel

#657dc3 is rgb(101, 125, 195) in RGB and oklch(60.157% 0.1107 268.592) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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225°
100%

60.2%
0.111
269°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.98:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.27:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #657dc3

#657dc3 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.2% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 269°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.98:1 contrast and black text 5.27:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Persian Jewel (#6a7dbc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #657dc3 mixed with white

  1. 657dc3
  2. 738aca
  3. 8297d0
  4. 91a3d6
  5. a0b0dd
  6. afbde3
  7. bfcae9
  8. ced7ee
  9. dee4f4
  10. eff2fa

Darker: #657dc3 mixed with black

  1. 657dc3
  2. 576ca9
  3. 495b90
  4. 3c4b78
  5. 2f3b60
  6. 222c4a
  7. 171e34
  8. 0c1120
  9. 03050e
  10. 000102

Calmer: #657dc3 with less saturation

  1. 657dc3
  2. 687ebd
  3. 6a7eb6
  4. 6d7fb0
  5. 707fa9
  6. 7380a3
  7. 75809c
  8. 788095
  9. 7b808e
  10. 7e8188

Questions about #657dc3

What color is #657dc3?

#657dc3 is soft blue. The closest named color is Persian Jewel. In RGB it is rgb(101, 125, 195), in HSL hsl(224.68, 43.93%, 58.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.157% 0.1107 268.592).

What colors go well with #657dc3?

The complementary color of #657dc3 is #9c7c22. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3489bb and #8a71ba. The triadic partners are #ba655a and #4d935b.

Is white or black text more readable on #657dc3?

White text reads better on #657dc3: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and black gives 5.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #657dc3 a warm or cool color?

#657dc3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 269 degrees, its lightness 60.2% and its chroma 0.111.