Close to Medium Slate Blue
#655FFD
#655FFD is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 39.6% red, 37.3% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 242°, with 98% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #655FFD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
4.56:1 AABlack text on this color
4.61:1 AAThis color as text on white
4.56:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.61:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #655FFD as they’d see it.
#655FFD in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #655FFD
What color is #655FFD?
#655FFD is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 39.6% red, 37.3% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 242°, with 98% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #655FFD in RGB?
#655FFD is rgb(101, 95, 253): 101 red, 95 green, and 253 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #655FFD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(60, 62, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #655FFD?
PANTONE 286 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #655FFD?
Its complement #757B08 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.