#656AB2#656AB2

#656AB2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.111 H 279.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656AB2
RGB	rgb(101, 106, 178)
HSL	hsl(236, 33%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(236, 43%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.3%, 40.4%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.35, 16.99, -38.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.35, 42.49, 293.56°)
OKLab	oklab(55.26% 0.0176 -0.1098)
OKLCH	oklch(55.26% 0.111 279.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.5544, 16.2883, 44.2772)
Luminance	0.1629 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656AB2 #B2AD65

analogous

#6591B2 #656AB2 #8765B2

triadic

#656AB2 #B2656A #6AB265

tetradic

#656AB2 #B26591 #B2AD65 #65B287

square

#656AB2 #B26591 #B2AD65 #65B287

split-complementary

#656AB2 #B28765 #91B265

monochromatic

#343868 #494D91 #656AB2 #8E91C6 #B7B9DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#656AB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#656AB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656AB2

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656AB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656AB2	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5073B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6EB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C7985

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656ab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 106, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.111 279.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9494c9',
    500: '#656ab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656ab2;
$custom-light: #9494c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656ab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.104,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55258,
    "c": 0.1112,
    "h": 279.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16289
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656AB2

secondary

#CAC8A9

accent

#C25EC9

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F1F8

border

#CCCBD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656AB2

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

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