Palettes / Colors / #656D9C

#656D9C — Dusty Blue

#656D9C is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slategray (#708090) — not an exact match. CSS slategray gives you #708090, a different color; use #656D9C 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.

#656D9C 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 #9C9363; it also sits naturally between #63889C and #77639C. 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 43% · Blue 61%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 0% · Key 39%

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

Previews

CSS code for #656D9C

.text { color: #656D9C; }
.background { background-color: #656D9C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #656D9C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(101, 109, 156); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(231, 22%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #656D9C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(101, 109, 156, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #656D9C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(101, 109, 156, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#656D9C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#656D9C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9C9363:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #656D9C: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #656D9C

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 #656D9C 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 #656D9C 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 #656D9C?

#656D9C is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 101, 109, 156). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #656D9C?

#656D9C is RGB 101, 109, 156 — HSL 231°, 22%, 50% — CMYK 35%, 30%, 0%, 39%.

What colors go with #656D9C?

Its complement is #9C9363; analogous partners are #63889C and #77639C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #656D9C for text?

White text on #656D9C has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.22:1.