Information about #659CBD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #659CBD belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(101, 156, 189) (39.6% red, 61.2% green, 74.1% blue), or CMYK 35 / 13 / 0 / 26 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored steel-blue azure, #659CBD 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 practically indistinguishable from Shakespeare (#609AB8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cerulean Frost (#6D9BC3) and Blue Koi (#659EC7).

The recipe behind #659CBD is rgb(101, 156, 189), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #659CBD: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #659CBD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#659CBD color variations

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

#659CBD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#659CBD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#659CBD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#659CBD 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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#659CBD 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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#BD8765
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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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#BDB365
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#BD6570
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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
#659CBD
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#BD659C
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#9CBD65
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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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#8765BD
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#BD8765
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#9CBD65
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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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#B365BD
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#BD8765
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#70BD65
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Nearest named colors to #659CBD

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

Shakespeare color link
Shakespeare

#609AB8

Cerulean Frost color link
Cerulean Frost

#6D9BC3

Blue Koi color link
Blue Koi

#659EC7

Crystal Blue color link
Crystal Blue

#68A0B0

Air Superiority Blue color link
Air Superiority Blue

#72A0C1

Hannah color link
Hannah

#6DA5B4

Phoenix of the Sea color link
Phoenix of the Sea

#7092BA

Blue Gray color link
Blue Gray

#6699CC

Faded Blue color link
Faded Blue

#658CBB

Subzero color link
Subzero

#5B8DBD

Moonstone Blue color link
Moonstone Blue

#73A9C2

Fountain Blue color link
Fountain Blue

#65ADB2

#659CBD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#659CBD
  • RGB101, 156, 189
  • CMYK35, 13, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(101, 156, 189)
  • HSL203°, 40%, 57%
  • HSL Precise202.5°, 40%, 56.863%
  • HSV203°, 47%, 74%
  • HSB203°, 47%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.396, 0.612, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.396, 0.612, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.396, 0.612, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID659CBD
  • DECIMAL ID6659261
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers31 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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