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#656EA3 closest to Twinkle Night

#656EA3 is a medium, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Twinkle Night. In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 43.1% green and 63.9% blue (rgb(101, 110, 163)). Its HSL value is 231° hue, 25% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 38% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. #656EA3 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.87:1.

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Variations of #656EA3

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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#656EA3 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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#656EA3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #656EA3 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #586FA2
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5D74A5
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5F72A4
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #586FA2
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5D6FA2
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #537881
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #5F7295
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #717171
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6E7080

#656EA3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.87:1 Good#656EA3 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.31:1 Poor#656EA3 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#656EA3 in CSS

/* Twinkle Night */
.color { color: #656EA3; }
.background { background-color: #656EA3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #656EA3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(101 110 163);
color: hsl(231 25% 52%);
color: oklch(0.553 0.083 276.0);

#656EA3 FAQ

What color is #656EA3?

#656EA3 is a medium, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Twinkle Night. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #656EA3?

#656EA3 is rgb(101, 110, 163) in RGB, hsl(231, 25%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(38%, 33%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #656EA3?

The complementary color of #656EA3 is #A39A65, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #656EA3?

White text has the best contrast on #656EA3: 4.87:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #656EA3 a warm or cool color?

#656EA3 is a cool color.