#656172#656172

#656172 is a mid, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.027 H 296.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656172
RGB	rgb(101, 97, 114)
HSL	hsl(254, 8%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(254, 15%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.4%, 14.9%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.05, 5.27, -9.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.05, 10.43, 300.32°)
OKLab	oklab(50.24% 0.012 -0.0243)
OKLCH	oklch(50.24% 0.027 296.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.6782, 12.5310, 17.6671)
Luminance	0.1253 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656172 #6E7261

analogous

#616672 #656172 #6E6172

triadic

#656172 #726561 #617265

tetradic

#656172 #726166 #6E7261 #61726E

square

#656172 #726166 #6E7261 #61726E

split-complementary

#656172 #726E61 #667261

monochromatic

#2A2930 #484551 #656172 #837F92 #A3A0AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#656172 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#656172 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656172

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656172	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656172	1.00	5.99	3.51	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6373

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6371

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#636367

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656172;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 97, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.027 296.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#918d9a',
    500: '#656172',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656172;
$custom-light: #918d9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656172",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.118,
    "s": 8.057,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50239,
    "c": 0.02709,
    "h": 296.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12531
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656172

secondary

#9A9D92

accent

#B177A3

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#F0F0F2

border

#CBCBCC

text

#0C0C0E

muted

#7D7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #656172

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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