#656AAD#656AAD

#656AAD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.104 H 279.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656AAD
RGB	rgb(101, 106, 173)
HSL	hsl(236, 31%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(236, 42%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.6%, 38.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.09, 15.50, -36.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.09, 39.60, 293.05°)
OKLab	oklab(54.98% 0.0165 -0.1025)
OKLCH	oklch(54.98% 0.104 279.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.0615, 16.0911, 41.6813)
Luminance	0.1609 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656AAD #ADA865

analogous

#658EAD #656AAD #8465AD

triadic

#656AAD #AD656A #6AAD65

tetradic

#656AAD #AD658E #ADA865 #65AD84

square

#656AAD #AD658E #ADA865 #65AD84

split-complementary

#656AAD #AD8465 #8EAD65

monochromatic

#353863 #4A4E8B #656AAD #8D91C2 #B5B7D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#656AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#656AAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656AAD

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656AAD	1.00	4.98	4.22	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5372B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F7783

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 106, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.104 279.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9494c6',
    500: '#656aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656aad;
$custom-light: #9494c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.833,
    "s": 30.508,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54978,
    "c": 0.10381,
    "h": 279.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656AAD

secondary

#C6C4A8

accent

#C061C7

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F1F8

border

#CCCBD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656AAD

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

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