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#656FFD closest to Blue Öyster Cult

#656FFD 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, 43.5% green and 99.2% blue (rgb(101, 111, 253)). Its HSL value is 236° hue, 97% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 60% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. #656FFD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.25:1.

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Variations of #656FFD

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

How #656FFD 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 #0079FA
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0086FF
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #277FFF
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0079FA
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #2177FB
  • Tritanopia 64% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #0091AB
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4F7EDD
  • Achromatopsia 58% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7F7F7F
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #797BAB

#656FFD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.00:1 Poor#656FFD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.25:1 Good#656FFD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#656FFD in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(101 111 253);
color: hsl(236 97% 69%);
color: oklch(0.611 0.208 275.3);

#656FFD FAQ

What color is #656FFD?

#656FFD 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 #656FFD?

#656FFD is rgb(101, 111, 253) in RGB, hsl(236, 97%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(60%, 56%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #656FFD?

The complementary color of #656FFD is #FDF365, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #656FFD?

Black text has the best contrast on #656FFD: 5.25:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #656FFD a warm or cool color?

#656FFD is a cool color.