#656AA5#656AA5

#656AA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.092 H 279.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656AA5
RGB	rgb(101, 106, 165)
HSL	hsl(235, 26%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(235, 39%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.8%, 35.8%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.70, 13.16, -32.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.70, 34.95, 292.13°)
OKLab	oklab(54.55% 0.0147 -0.0907)
OKLCH	oklch(54.55% 0.092 279.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.3104, 15.7907, 37.7258)
Luminance	0.1579 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656AA5 #A5A065

analogous

#658AA5 #656AA5 #8065A5

triadic

#656AA5 #A5656A #6AA565

tetradic

#656AA5 #A5658A #A5A065 #65A580

square

#656AA5 #A5658A #A5A065 #65A580

split-complementary

#656AA5 #A58065 #8AA565

monochromatic

#35385B #4C5081 #656AA5 #8C8FBC #B2B5D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#656AA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#656AA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656AA5

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656AA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656AA5	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5771A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536CA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#527580

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656aa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 106, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.092 279.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9394c0',
    500: '#656aa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656aa5;
$custom-light: #9394c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656aa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.313,
    "s": 26.23,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54545,
    "c": 0.09186,
    "h": 279.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15791
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656AA5

secondary

#C1BFA5

accent

#BB65C3

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F1F1F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #656AA5

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

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