Information about #657E9A color

#657E9A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#657E9A falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(101, 126, 154) — 39.6% red, 49.4% green, 60.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 21 / 11 / 0 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #657E9A reads as a calm, restrained azure and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from LuLu (#637F95). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Greyish Blue (#5E819D) and Escapade (#667C91).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(101, 126, 154)), which gives #657E9A its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #657E9A: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #657E9A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#657E9A color variations

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

#657E9A 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #657E9A

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

LuLu color link
LuLu

#637F95

Greyish Blue color link
Greyish Blue

#5E819D

Escapade color link
Escapade

#667C91

Hoki color link
Hoki

#65869F

Tsunami color link
Tsunami

#6B8393

Horizon color link
Horizon

#648894

Blue Grey color link
Blue Grey

#607C8E

Gothic color link
Gothic

#698890

Slate Gray color link
Slate Gray

#708090

Panorama color link
Panorama

#597499

Steel color link
Steel

#738595

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#657E9A
  • RGB101, 126, 154
  • CMYK21, 11, 0, 40
  • CSSrgb(101, 126, 154)
  • HSL212°, 21%, 50%
  • HSL Precise211.698°, 20.784%, 50%
  • HSV212°, 34%, 60%
  • HSB212°, 34%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • GLSLvec3(0.396, 0.494, 0.604)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.396, 0.494, 0.604, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.396, 0.494, 0.604)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID657E9A
  • DECIMAL ID6651546
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01