#657eaa

Color #657eaa

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.9 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#657eaa

RGB

rgb(101, 126, 170)

HSL

hsl(218.3, 28.9%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.3, 40.6%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.6%, 25.9%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(52.5, 2.55, -26.25)

LCH

lch(52.5, 26.37, 275.55)

OKLCH

oklch(59.1%, 0.0738, 261.43)

HWB

hwb(218.3, 39.6%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa9165

Analogous

#65a0aa

#657eaa

#6e65aa

Triadic

#657eaa

#aa657e

#7eaa65

Split-complementary

#657eaa

#aa6e65

#a0aa65

Tetradic

#657eaa

#9165aa

#aa9165

#7eaa65

Square

#657eaa

#aa65a0

#aa9165

#65aa6e

Shades

Color #657eaa mixed toward black.

#506891

#405374

#303e57

#202a3a

#10151d

Tints

Color #657eaa mixed toward white.

#7f93b8

#98a9c6

#b2bed4

#ccd4e3

#e5e9f1

Tones

Color #657eaa mixed toward gray.

#6b7fa4

#70819e

#768399

#7c8493

#82868d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.12:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7171a1 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#6f6d9e · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#669997 · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 16.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #657eaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#657eaa]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#657eaa (#657eaa) is rgb(101, 126, 170) in RGB.

No, #657eaa is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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