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#656D98 closest to Haunt Mist

#656D98 is a medium, muted purple; the closest named color is Haunt Mist. In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 42.7% green and 59.6% blue (rgb(101, 109, 152)). Its HSL value is 231° hue, 20% saturation and 50% lightness, and in CMYK it is 34% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. #656D98 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.01:1.

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Variations of #656D98

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#656D98 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#656D98 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #656D98 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5C6D97
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #60719A
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #617099
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5C6D97
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5F6E97
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #57757C
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #61708C
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6F6F6F
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6D6F7B

#656D98 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.01:1 Good#656D98 text on white
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AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.19:1 Poor#656D98 text on black
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AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#656D98 in CSS

/* Haunt Mist */
.color { color: #656D98; }
.background { background-color: #656D98; }
.border { border: 1px solid #656D98; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(101 109 152);
color: hsl(231 20% 50%);
color: oklch(0.545 0.068 275.8);

#656D98 FAQ

What color is #656D98?

#656D98 is a medium, muted purple. Its closest named color is Haunt Mist. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #656D98?

#656D98 is rgb(101, 109, 152) in RGB, hsl(231, 20%, 50%) in HSL and cmyk(34%, 28%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #656D98?

The complementary color of #656D98 is #989065, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #656D98?

White text has the best contrast on #656D98: 5.01:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #656D98 a warm or cool color?

#656D98 is a cool color.