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#656DBA closest to Loch Ness

#656DBA is a medium, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Loch Ness. In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 42.7% green and 72.9% blue (rgb(101, 109, 186)). Its HSL value is 234° hue, 38% saturation and 56% lightness, and in CMYK it is 46% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #656DBA is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.72:1.

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Variations of #656DBA

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

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

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #4970B8
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5077BD
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5574BC
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4970B8
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5470B9
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #477D8A
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #5C74A6
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #737373
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #707289

#656DBA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.72:1 Good#656DBA text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.45:1 Poor#656DBA text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#656DBA in CSS

/* Loch Ness */
.color { color: #656DBA; }
.background { background-color: #656DBA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #656DBA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(101 109 186);
color: hsl(234 38% 56%);
color: oklch(0.563 0.119 277.4);

#656DBA FAQ

What color is #656DBA?

#656DBA is a medium, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Loch Ness. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #656DBA?

#656DBA is rgb(101, 109, 186) in RGB, hsl(234, 38%, 56%) in HSL and cmyk(46%, 41%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #656DBA?

The complementary color of #656DBA is #BAB265, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #656DBA?

White text has the best contrast on #656DBA: 4.72:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #656DBA a warm or cool color?

#656DBA is a cool color.