#656A79#656A79

#656A79 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.024 H 270.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656A79
RGB	rgb(101, 106, 121)
HSL	hsl(225, 9%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(225, 17%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.5%, 12.4%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.88, 1.47, -8.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.88, 9.11, 279.29°)
OKLab	oklab(52.53% 0.0004 -0.0243)
OKLCH	oklch(52.53% 0.024 270.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.9712, 14.4550, 20.1395)
Luminance	0.1446 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656A79 #797465

analogous

#657479 #656A79 #6A6579

triadic

#656A79 #79656A #6A7965

tetradic

#656A79 #796574 #797465 #65796A

square

#656A79 #796574 #797465 #65796A

split-complementary

#656A79 #796A65 #747965

monochromatic

#2D3036 #494D58 #656A79 #838898 #A5A8B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#656A79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#656A79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656A79

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656A79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656A79	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666B7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646979

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#606D6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656a79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 106, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.024 270.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#91949f',
    500: '#656a79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656a79;
$custom-light: #91949f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656a79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225,
    "s": 9.009,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52531,
    "c": 0.02434,
    "h": 270.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14455
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656A79

secondary

#A3A097

accent

#A376B2

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#F0F1F2

border

#CBCBCC

text

#0C0D0E

muted

#7D7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #656A79

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

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