Information about #656497 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #656497 belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(101, 100, 151) — 39.6% red, 39.2% green, 59.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 20 / 20 / 0 / 41. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #656497 reads as a calm, restrained deep-sea blue and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Blue Gray (#666699). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Deloras (#606AA1) and Scampi (#6F63A0).

The recipe behind #656497 is rgb(101, 100, 151), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #656497 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#656497 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#656497 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#656497 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#656497 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#656497 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#656497 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #656497

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dark Blue Gray color link
Dark Blue Gray

#666699

Deloras color link
Deloras

#606AA1

Scampi color link
Scampi

#6F63A0

Waikawa Grey color link
Waikawa Grey

#5B6E91

Butterfly Bush color link
Butterfly Bush

#68578C

Kimberly color link
Kimberly

#695D87

Kingfisher Blue color link
Kingfisher Blue

#596A8B

Breakwater color link
Breakwater

#536893

Kashmir Blue color link
Kashmir Blue

#576D8E

Panorama color link
Panorama

#597499

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

Elevate color link
Elevate

#60768B

#656497 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#656497
  • RGB101, 100, 151
  • CMYK20, 20, 0, 41
  • CSSrgb(101, 100, 151)
  • HSL241°, 20%, 49%
  • HSL Precise241.176°, 20.319%, 49.216%
  • HSV241°, 34%, 59%
  • HSB241°, 34%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • GLSLvec3(0.396, 0.392, 0.592)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.396, 0.392, 0.592, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.396, 0.392, 0.592)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID656497
  • DECIMAL ID6644887
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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