#656174#656174

#656174 is a mid, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.030 H 294.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656174
RGB	rgb(101, 97, 116)
HSL	hsl(253, 9%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(253, 16%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.9%, 16.4%, 0%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.12, 5.73, -10.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.12, 11.62, 299.54°)
OKLab	oklab(50.32% 0.0127 -0.0274)
OKLCH	oklch(50.32% 0.03 294.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.7933, 12.5770, 18.2732)
Luminance	0.1258 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656174 #707461

analogous

#616774 #656174 #6F6174

triadic

#656174 #746561 #617465

tetradic

#656174 #746167 #707461 #61746F

square

#656174 #746167 #707461 #61746F

split-complementary

#656174 #746F61 #677461

monochromatic

#2B2931 #484553 #656174 #837F94 #A3A0AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#656174 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#656174 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656174

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656174	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656174	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D6475

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6373

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#626467

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656174;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 97, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.030 294.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#918d9c',
    500: '#656174',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656174;
$custom-light: #918d9c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656174",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.632,
    "s": 8.92,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50317,
    "c": 0.03019,
    "h": 294.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656174

secondary

#9C9F92

accent

#B276A5

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#F0F0F2

border

#CBCBCC

text

#0C0C0E

muted

#7D7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #656174

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

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