Palettes / Colors / #655DEE

#655DEE — Vivid Blue

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

#655DEE 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 #E7EE5D; it also sits naturally between #5D9FEE and #AD5DEE. 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 36% · Blue 93%

Cyan 58% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #655DEE

.text { color: #655DEE; }
.background { background-color: #655DEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #655DEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(101, 93, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(243, 81%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #655DEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(101, 93, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #655DEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(101, 93, 238, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E7EE5D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #655DEE: #FFFFFF.

How #655DEE 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 #655DEE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #655DEE?

#655DEE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 101, 93, 238). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #655DEE?

#655DEE is RGB 101, 93, 238 — HSL 243°, 81%, 65% — CMYK 58%, 61%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #655DEE?

Its complement is #E7EE5D; analogous partners are #5D9FEE and #AD5DEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #655DEE for text?

White text on #655DEE has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.35:1.