#656173#656173

#656173 is a mid, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.029 H 295.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656173
RGB	rgb(101, 97, 115)
HSL	hsl(253, 8%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(253, 16%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.2%, 15.7%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.08, 5.50, -9.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.08, 11.03, 299.90°)
OKLab	oklab(50.28% 0.0124 -0.0258)
OKLCH	oklch(50.28% 0.029 295.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.7354, 12.5538, 17.9685)
Luminance	0.1255 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656173 #6F7361

analogous

#616673 #656173 #6E6173

triadic

#656173 #736561 #617365

tetradic

#656173 #736166 #6F7361 #61736E

square

#656173 #736166 #6F7361 #61736E

split-complementary

#656173 #736E61 #667361

monochromatic

#2B2931 #484552 #656173 #837F93 #A3A0AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#656173 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#656173 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656173

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656173	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656173	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D6374

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6372

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#636467

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656173;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 97, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.029 295.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#918d9b',
    500: '#656173',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656173;
$custom-light: #918d9b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656173",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.333,
    "s": 8.491,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50278,
    "c": 0.02864,
    "h": 295.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656173

secondary

#9B9E92

accent

#B276A4

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#F0F0F2

border

#CBCBCC

text

#0C0C0E

muted

#7D7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #656173

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

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