#656AA1#656AA1

#656AA1 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.086 H 279.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656AA1
RGB	rgb(101, 106, 161)
HSL	hsl(235, 24%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(235, 37%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.3%, 34.2%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.51, 12.02, -30.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.51, 32.61, 291.62°)
OKLab	oklab(54.34% 0.0137 -0.0847)
OKLCH	oklch(54.34% 0.086 279.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.9520, 15.6473, 35.8384)
Luminance	0.1565 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656AA1 #A19C65

analogous

#6588A1 #656AA1 #7E65A1

triadic

#656AA1 #A1656A #6AA165

tetradic

#656AA1 #A16588 #A19C65 #65A17E

square

#656AA1 #A16588 #A19C65 #65A17E

split-complementary

#656AA1 #A17E65 #88A165

monochromatic

#353857 #4C507D #656AA1 #8B8FB8 #B1B4CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#656AA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#656AA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656AA1

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656AA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656AA1	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5871A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556CA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54757E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656aa1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 106, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.086 279.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9394bd',
    500: '#656aa1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656aa1;
$custom-light: #9394bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656aa1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235,
    "s": 24.194,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54336,
    "c": 0.08583,
    "h": 279.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15648
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656AA1

secondary

#BEBCA4

accent

#B967C1

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F1F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #656AA1

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

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