Palettes / Colors / #655AEE

#655AEE — Vivid Blue

#655AEE is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slateblue (#6A5ACD) — not an exact match. CSS slateblue gives you #6A5ACD, a different color; use #655AEE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#655AEE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E4EE59; it also sits naturally between #5999EE and #AD59EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 40% · Green 35% · Blue 93%

Cyan 58% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #655AEE

.text { color: #655AEE; }
.background { background-color: #655AEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #655AEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(101, 90, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(244, 81%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #655AEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(101, 90, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #655AEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(101, 90, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#655AEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#655AEE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4EE59:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #655AEE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #655AEE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #655AEE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #655AEE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #655AED  ·  #655AEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #655AEE?

#655AEE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 101, 90, 238). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #655AEE?

#655AEE is RGB 101, 90, 238 — HSL 244°, 81%, 64% — CMYK 58%, 62%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #655AEE?

Its complement is #E4EE59; analogous partners are #5999EE and #AD59EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #655AEE for text?

White text on #655AEE has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.25:1.