Palettes / Colors / #656EAE

#656EAE — Dusty Blue

#656EAE 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 #656EAE 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.

#656EAE 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 #AEA665; it also sits naturally between #6592AE and #8165AE. 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 68%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 0% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #656EAE

.text { color: #656EAE; }
.background { background-color: #656EAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #656EAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(101, 110, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(233, 31%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #656EAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(101, 110, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #656EAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(101, 110, 174, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEA665:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #656EAE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #656EAE

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 #656EAE 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 #656EAE 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 #656EAE?

#656EAE is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 101, 110, 174). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #656EAE?

#656EAE is RGB 101, 110, 174 — HSL 233°, 31%, 54% — CMYK 42%, 37%, 0%, 32%.

What colors go with #656EAE?

Its complement is #AEA665; analogous partners are #6592AE and #8165AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #656EAE for text?

White text on #656EAE has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.39:1.