Palettes / Colors / #657DCE

#657DCE — Muted Blue

#657DCE 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 #657DCE 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.

#657DCE 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 #CEB564; it also sits naturally between #64B2CE and #8064CE. 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 49% · Blue 81%

Cyan 51% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #657DCE

.text { color: #657DCE; }
.background { background-color: #657DCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #657DCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(101, 125, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(226, 52%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #657DCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(101, 125, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #657DCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(101, 125, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#657DCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#657DCE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEB564:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #657DCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #657DCE

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 #657DCE 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 #657DCE 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

← #657DCD  ·  #657DCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #657DCE?

#657DCE is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 101, 125, 206). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #657DCE?

#657DCE is RGB 101, 125, 206 — HSL 226°, 52%, 60% — CMYK 51%, 39%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #657DCE?

Its complement is #CEB564; analogous partners are #64B2CE and #8064CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #657DCE for text?

Black text on #657DCE has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.90:1.