#656997#656997

#656997 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.072 H 279.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656997
RGB	rgb(101, 105, 151)
HSL	hsl(235, 20%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(235, 33%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.1%, 30.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.78, 9.82, -25.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.78, 27.37, 291.02°)
OKLab	oklab(53.62% 0.0123 -0.071)
OKLCH	oklch(53.62% 0.072 279.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.0028, 15.1037, 31.3443)
Luminance	0.1510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656997 #979365

analogous

#658297 #656997 #7A6597

triadic

#656997 #976569 #699765

tetradic

#656997 #976582 #979365 #65977A

square

#656997 #976582 #979365 #65977A

split-complementary

#656997 #977A65 #829765

monochromatic

#34364E #4C5072 #656997 #898CB0 #AEB0C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#656997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#656997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656997

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656997	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6E99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596B96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#587279

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 105, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.072 279.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9293b5',
    500: '#656997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656997;
$custom-light: #9293b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.2,
    "s": 19.841,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5362,
    "c": 0.07206,
    "h": 279.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656997

secondary

#B7B6A0

accent

#B66BBC

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F1F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0D0D11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #656997

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

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