Close to Glaucous
#657FAC
#657FAC is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Glaucous. In RGB it’s made of 39.6% red, 49.8% green, and 67.5% blue. Its hue is 218°, with 30% saturation and 54% 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 #657FAC.
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.
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5.18:1 AAThis color as text on white
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5.18:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #657FAC as they’d see it.
#657FAC in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #657FAC
What color is #657FAC?
#657FAC is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Glaucous. In RGB it’s made of 39.6% red, 49.8% green, and 67.5% blue. Its hue is 218°, with 30% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #657FAC in RGB?
#657FAC is rgb(101, 127, 172): 101 red, 127 green, and 172 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #657FAC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(41, 26, 0, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #657FAC?
PANTONE 2669 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #657FAC?
Its complement #937B50 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.