#656999#656999

#656999 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.075 H 279.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656999
RGB	rgb(101, 105, 153)
HSL	hsl(235, 20%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(235, 34%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(34%, 31.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.87, 10.37, -26.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.87, 28.55, 291.31°)
OKLab	oklab(53.72% 0.0129 -0.074)
OKLCH	oklch(53.72% 0.075 279.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.1666, 15.1692, 32.2070)
Luminance	0.1517 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656999 #999565

analogous

#658399 #656999 #7B6599

triadic

#656999 #996569 #699965

tetradic

#656999 #996583 #999565 #65997B

square

#656999 #996583 #999565 #65997B

split-complementary

#656999 #997B65 #839965

monochromatic

#34364F #4D5074 #656999 #8A8DB2 #AFB1CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#656999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#656999 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656999

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656999	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6F9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586B98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#57727A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 105, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.075 279.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9293b7',
    500: '#656999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656999;
$custom-light: #9293b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.385,
    "s": 20.472,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53718,
    "c": 0.07511,
    "h": 279.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1517
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656999

secondary

#B9B7A1

accent

#B76BBD

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F1F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0D0D11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #656999

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

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