#656AA6#656AA6

#656AA6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.093 H 279.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656AA6
RGB	rgb(101, 106, 166)
HSL	hsl(235, 27%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(235, 39%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.2%, 36.1%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.75, 13.45, -32.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.75, 35.53, 292.25°)
OKLab	oklab(54.6% 0.0149 -0.0922)
OKLCH	oklch(54.6% 0.093 279.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.4018, 15.8272, 38.2071)
Luminance	0.1583 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656AA6 #A6A165

analogous

#658AA6 #656AA6 #8165A6

triadic

#656AA6 #A6656A #6AA665

tetradic

#656AA6 #A6658A #A6A165 #65A681

square

#656AA6 #A6658A #A6A165 #65A681

split-complementary

#656AA6 #A68165 #8AA665

monochromatic

#35385C #4B5082 #656AA6 #8C90BC #B3B5D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#656AA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#656AA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656AA6

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656AA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656AA6	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5671A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526DA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#527680

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656aa6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 106, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.093 279.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9394c0',
    500: '#656aa6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656aa6;
$custom-light: #9394c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656aa6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.385,
    "s": 26.749,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54598,
    "c": 0.09336,
    "h": 279.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15828
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656AA6

secondary

#C2BFA5

accent

#BC65C3

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F1F7

border

#CCCBD0

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #656AA6

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

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