Palettes / Colors / #656BAE

#656BAE — Dusty Blue

#656BAE is a blue color we call Dusty 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 #656BAE 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.

#656BAE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AEA865; it also sits naturally between #6590AE and #8465AE. 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 42% · Blue 68%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 0% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #656BAE

.text { color: #656BAE; }
.background { background-color: #656BAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #656BAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(101, 107, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(235, 31%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #656BAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(101, 107, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #656BAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(101, 107, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#656BAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#656BAE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEA865:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #656BAE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #656BAE

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 #656BAE 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 #656BAE 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

← #656BAD  ·  #656BAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #656BAE?

#656BAE is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 101, 107, 174). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #656BAE?

#656BAE is RGB 101, 107, 174 — HSL 235°, 31%, 54% — CMYK 42%, 39%, 0%, 32%.

What colors go with #656BAE?

Its complement is #AEA865; analogous partners are #6590AE and #8465AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #656BAE for text?

White text on #656BAE has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.27:1.