#656AA8#656AA8

#656AA8 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.096 H 279.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656AA8
RGB	rgb(101, 106, 168)
HSL	hsl(236, 28%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(236, 40%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.9%, 36.9%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.84, 14.04, -33.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.84, 36.69, 292.49°)
OKLab	oklab(54.71% 0.0154 -0.0951)
OKLCH	oklch(54.71% 0.096 279.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.5867, 15.9012, 39.1808)
Luminance	0.1590 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656AA8 #A8A365

analogous

#658CA8 #656AA8 #8165A8

triadic

#656AA8 #A8656A #6AA865

tetradic

#656AA8 #A8658C #A8A365 #65A881

square

#656AA8 #A8658C #A8A365 #65A881

split-complementary

#656AA8 #A88165 #8CA865

monochromatic

#35385E #4B4F85 #656AA8 #8C90BE #B3B6D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#656AA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#656AA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656AA8

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656AA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656AA8	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5572AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516DA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#517681

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656aa8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 106, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.096 279.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9494c2',
    500: '#656aa8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656aa8;
$custom-light: #9494c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656aa8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.522,
    "s": 27.801,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54705,
    "c": 0.09636,
    "h": 279.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15902
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656AA8

secondary

#C3C1A6

accent

#BD64C4

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F1F7

border

#CCCBD0

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #656AA8

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

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