Palettes / Colors / #658DCE

#658DCE — Muted Blue

#658DCE is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornflowerblue (#6495ED) — not an exact match. CSS cornflowerblue gives you #6495ED, a different color; use #658DCE 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.

#658DCE 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 #CEA564; it also sits naturally between #64C2CE and #7064CE. 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 55% · Blue 81%

Cyan 51% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #658DCE

.text { color: #658DCE; }
.background { background-color: #658DCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #658DCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(101, 141, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(217, 52%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #658DCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(101, 141, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #658DCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(101, 141, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#658DCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#658DCE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEA564:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #658DCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #658DCE

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 #658DCE 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 #658DCE 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

← #658DCD  ·  #658DCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #658DCE?

#658DCE is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 101, 141, 206). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #658DCE?

#658DCE is RGB 101, 141, 206 — HSL 217°, 52%, 60% — CMYK 51%, 32%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #658DCE?

Its complement is #CEA564; analogous partners are #64C2CE and #7064CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #658DCE for text?

Black text on #658DCE has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.36:1.