Palettes / Colors / #656EBC

#656EBC — Muted Blue

#656EBC is a blue color we call Muted 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 #656EBC 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.

#656EBC 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 #BCB467; it also sits naturally between #679ABC and #8967BC. 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 74%

Cyan 46% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #656EBC

.text { color: #656EBC; }
.background { background-color: #656EBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #656EBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(101, 110, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(234, 39%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #656EBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(101, 110, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #656EBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(101, 110, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #656EBC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCB467:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #656EBC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #656EBC

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 #656EBC 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 #656EBC 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 #656EBC?

#656EBC is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 101, 110, 188). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #656EBC?

#656EBC is RGB 101, 110, 188 — HSL 234°, 39%, 57% — CMYK 46%, 41%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #656EBC?

Its complement is #BCB467; analogous partners are #679ABC and #8967BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #656EBC for text?

White text on #656EBC has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.51:1.