#656274#656274

#656274 is a mid, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.028 H 293.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656274
RGB	rgb(101, 98, 116)
HSL	hsl(250, 8%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(250, 16%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.9%, 15.5%, 0%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.40, 5.12, -9.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.40, 10.96, 297.87°)
OKLab	oklab(50.54% 0.0111 -0.0262)
OKLCH	oklch(50.54% 0.028 293)
XYZ	xyz(12.8862, 12.7629, 18.3042)
Luminance	0.1276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656274 #717462

analogous

#626874 #656274 #6E6274

triadic

#656274 #746562 #627465

tetradic

#656274 #746268 #717462 #62746E

square

#656274 #746268 #717462 #62746E

split-complementary

#656274 #746E62 #687462

monochromatic

#2B2A32 #484653 #656274 #838093 #A3A1B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#656274 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#656274 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656274

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656274	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656274	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6475

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6473

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#626568

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656274;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 98, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.028 293.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#918e9c',
    500: '#656274',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656274;
$custom-light: #918e9c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656274",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250,
    "s": 8.411,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50539,
    "c": 0.02846,
    "h": 293
  },
  "luminance": 0.12763
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656274

secondary

#9D9F93

accent

#B176A8

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#F0F0F2

border

#CBCBCC

text

#0C0C0E

muted

#7D7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #656274

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

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