Information about #657991 color

#657991 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#657991 falls into the Azure Color FamilyLow Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(101, 121, 145) — 39.6% red, 47.5% green, 56.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 17 / 9 / 0 / 43. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #657991 reads as a softly toned steel-blue azure and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Escapade (#667C91). Slightly further away sit Blue Grey (#607C8E) and LuLu (#637F95).

In RGB terms — rgb(101, 121, 145) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #657991: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#657991 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#657991 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #657991

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Escapade color link
Escapade

#667C91

Blue Grey color link
Blue Grey

#607C8E

LuLu color link
LuLu

#637F95

Elevate color link
Elevate

#60768B

Lynch color link
Lynch

#697D89

Tsunami color link
Tsunami

#6B8393

Slate Gray color link
Slate Gray

#708090

Waikawa Grey color link
Waikawa Grey

#5B6E91

Steel Grey color link
Steel Grey

#6F828A

Panorama color link
Panorama

#597499

Horizon color link
Horizon

#648894

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#657991
  • RGB101, 121, 145
  • CMYK17, 9, 0, 43
  • CSSrgb(101, 121, 145)
  • HSL213°, 18%, 48%
  • HSL Precise212.727°, 17.886%, 48.235%
  • HSV213°, 30%, 57%
  • HSB213°, 30%, 57%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.569
  • GLSLvec3(0.396, 0.475, 0.569)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.396, 0.475, 0.569, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.396, 0.475, 0.569)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID657991
  • DECIMAL ID6650257
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01