#656AB3#656AB3

#656AB3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.113 H 279.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656AB3
RGB	rgb(101, 106, 179)
HSL	hsl(236, 34%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(236, 44%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.6%, 40.8%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.40, 17.29, -39.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.40, 43.07, 293.66°)
OKLab	oklab(55.32% 0.0177 -0.1113)
OKLCH	oklch(55.32% 0.113 279.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.6551, 16.3286, 44.8079)
Luminance	0.1633 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656AB3 #B3AE65

analogous

#6591B3 #656AB3 #8765B3

triadic

#656AB3 #B3656A #6AB365

tetradic

#656AB3 #B36591 #B3AE65 #65B387

square

#656AB3 #B36591 #B3AE65 #65B387

split-complementary

#656AB3 #B38765 #91B365

monochromatic

#34386A #484D93 #656AB3 #8E92C7 #B7B9DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#656AB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#656AB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656AB3

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656AB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656AB3	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F73B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6EB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C7986

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 106, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.113 279.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9594ca',
    500: '#656ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656ab3;
$custom-light: #9594ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.154,
    "s": 33.913,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55315,
    "c": 0.11268,
    "h": 279.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16329
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656AB3

secondary

#CAC8A9

accent

#C35ECA

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F1F8

border

#CCCBD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656AB3

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

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