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#656EA7 closest to Twinkle Night

#656EA7 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 65.5% blue (rgb(101, 110, 167)). Its HSL value is 232° hue, 27% saturation and 53% lightness, and in CMYK it is 40% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black. #656EA7 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.84:1.

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Variations of #656EA7

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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#656EA7 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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#656EA7 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #656EA7 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 #566FA6
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5B74A9
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5D72A8
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #566FA6
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5C6FA6
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #517983
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #5F7398
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #727272
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6F7182

#656EA7 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.84:1 Good#656EA7 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.34:1 Poor#656EA7 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#656EA7 in CSS

/* Twinkle Night */
.color { color: #656EA7; }
.background { background-color: #656EA7; }
.border { border: 1px solid #656EA7; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(101 110 167);
color: hsl(232 27% 53%);
color: oklch(0.555 0.089 276.2);

#656EA7 FAQ

What color is #656EA7?

#656EA7 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 #656EA7?

#656EA7 is rgb(101, 110, 167) in RGB, hsl(232, 27%, 53%) in HSL and cmyk(40%, 34%, 0%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #656EA7?

The complementary color of #656EA7 is #A79E65, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #656EA7?

White text has the best contrast on #656EA7: 4.84:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #656EA7 a warm or cool color?

#656EA7 is a cool color.