#656AA0#656AA0

#656AA0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.084 H 279.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656AA0
RGB	rgb(101, 106, 160)
HSL	hsl(235, 24%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(235, 37%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.9%, 33.7%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.46, 11.73, -29.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.46, 32.03, 291.49°)
OKLab	oklab(54.28% 0.0134 -0.0832)
OKLCH	oklch(54.28% 0.084 279.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.8642, 15.6122, 35.3758)
Luminance	0.1561 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656AA0 #A09B65

analogous

#6587A0 #656AA0 #7D65A0

triadic

#656AA0 #A0656A #6AA065

tetradic

#656AA0 #A06587 #A09B65 #65A07D

square

#656AA0 #A06587 #A09B65 #65A07D

split-complementary

#656AA0 #A07D65 #87A065

monochromatic

#353856 #4C507C #656AA0 #8B8FB7 #B1B3CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#656AA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#656AA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656AA0

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656AA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656AA0	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5970A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556C9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54747E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656aa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 106, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.084 279.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9394bc',
    500: '#656aa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656aa0;
$custom-light: #9394bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656aa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.915,
    "s": 23.695,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54284,
    "c": 0.08431,
    "h": 279.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15613
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656AA0

secondary

#BDBBA3

accent

#B968C0

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F1F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #656AA0

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

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