#656879

Color #656879

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 9.83 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#656879

RGB

rgb(101, 104, 121)

HSL

hsl(231, 9%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231, 16.5%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.5%, 14%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(44.3, 2.67, -9.86)

LCH

lch(44.3, 10.22, 285.15)

OKLCH

oklch(52.1%, 0.0269, 277.47)

HWB

hwb(231, 39.6%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#797665

Analogous

#657279

#656879

#6c6579

Triadic

#656879

#796568

#687965

Split-complementary

#656879

#796c65

#727965

Tetradic

#656879

#766579

#797665

#687965

Square

#656879

#796572

#797665

#65796c

Shades

Color #656879 mixed toward black.

#545765

#434551

#32343c

#222328

#111114

Tints

Color #656879 mixed toward white.

#7c7f92

#9699a8

#b0b2bd

#cbccd3

#e5e5e9

Tones

Color #656879 mixed toward gray.

#676977

#686a76

#6a6b74

#6c6d72

#6d6e71

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.81:1

White text reads better on this background (5.51:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#666675 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#666674 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#657271 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 8.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #656879;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#656879]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#656879 (#656879) is rgb(101, 104, 121) in RGB.

No, #656879 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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