#656A99#656A99

#656A99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.074 H 278.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656A99
RGB	rgb(101, 106, 153)
HSL	hsl(234, 20%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(234, 34%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(34%, 30.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.14, 9.76, -26.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.14, 27.92, 290.46°)
OKLab	oklab(53.93% 0.0115 -0.0728)
OKLCH	oklch(53.93% 0.074 278.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.2690, 15.3741, 32.2411)
Luminance	0.1537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656A99 #999465

analogous

#658499 #656A99 #7A6599

triadic

#656A99 #99656A #6A9965

tetradic

#656A99 #996584 #999465 #65997A

square

#656A99 #996584 #999465 #65997A

split-complementary

#656A99 #997A65 #849965

monochromatic

#34374F #4D5074 #656A99 #8A8DB2 #AFB1CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#656A99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#656A99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656A99

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656A99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656A99	1.00	5.15	4.07	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6F9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596B98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#57737B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656a99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 106, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.074 278.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9294b7',
    500: '#656a99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656a99;
$custom-light: #9294b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656a99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.231,
    "s": 20.472,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53933,
    "c": 0.07367,
    "h": 278.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15375
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656A99

secondary

#B9B6A1

accent

#B56BBD

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F1F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0D0D11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #656A99

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

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