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#656EFF closest to Blue Öyster Cult

#656EFF 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, 43.1% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(101, 110, 255)). Its HSL value is 236° hue, 100% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 60% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #656EFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.23:1.

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Variations of #656EFF

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

How #656EFF 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 #0086FF
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #227FFF
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0078FC
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #1B76FD
  • Tritanopia 64% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #0091AC
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4F7EDE
  • Achromatopsia 58% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7F7F7F
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #797BAB

#656EFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.02:1 Poor#656EFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.23:1 Good#656EFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#656EFF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(101 110 255);
color: hsl(236 100% 70%);
color: oklch(0.611 0.212 275.5);

#656EFF FAQ

What color is #656EFF?

#656EFF 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 #656EFF?

#656EFF is rgb(101, 110, 255) in RGB, hsl(236, 100%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(60%, 57%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #656EFF?

The complementary color of #656EFF is #FFF665, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #656EFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #656EFF: 5.23:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #656EFF a warm or cool color?

#656EFF is a cool color.