Start generating
656DFF

#656DFF closest to Blue Öyster Cult

#656DFF is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Blue Öyster Cult. In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 42.7% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(101, 109, 255)). Its HSL value is 237° hue, 100% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 60% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #656DFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.18:1.

Make a palette with #656DFF

#656DFF color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #656DFF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

656DFF575EDE494FBE3C419E2F33802226631719480C0D2E030416000103

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

656DFF727EFF7F8DFF8D9DFF9CABFFACBAFFBCC8FFCCD6FFDDE4FFEEF1FF

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

656DFF6771F36974E66B77DA6D79CD707BC1737DB4767EA8797F9B7D808E

Hues

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

0090B8008DC60089D9007FFA4676FF656DFF7D65FA915DF1A355E6B24ED7C047C6

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

5B70FF5D6FFF5F6FFF616EFF636EFF656DFF6B71F87174F27877EB7E7AE4857DDD

#656DFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

656DFFFFF765
Open in generator →

Split complementary

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

656DFFFFAA65BAFF65
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

656DFF65BAFFAA65FF
Open in generator →

Triadic

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

656DFFFF656D6DFF65
Open in generator →

Tetradic

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

656DFFF765FFFFF7656DFF65
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

656DFFFF65BAFFF76565FFAA
Open in generator →

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

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

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0078FC
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0085FF
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #1E7EFF
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0078FC
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #1876FD
  • Tritanopia 64% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #0090AC
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4F7DDE
  • Achromatopsia 57% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7E7E7E
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #787AAB

#656DFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.05:1 Poor#656DFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.18:1 Good#656DFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #656DFF

Palettes with #656DFF

#656DFF in CSS

/* Blue Öyster Cult */
.color { color: #656DFF; }
.background { background-color: #656DFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #656DFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(101 109 255);
color: hsl(237 100% 70%);
color: oklch(0.609 0.213 275.7);

#656DFF FAQ

What color is #656DFF?

#656DFF is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Blue Öyster Cult. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #656DFF?

#656DFF is rgb(101, 109, 255) in RGB, hsl(237, 100%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(60%, 57%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #656DFF?

The complementary color of #656DFF is #FFF765, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #656DFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #656DFF: 5.18:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #656DFF a warm or cool color?

#656DFF is a cool color.