#656AB5#656AB5

#656AB5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.116 H 279.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656AB5
RGB	rgb(101, 106, 181)
HSL	hsl(236, 35%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(236, 44%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.2%, 41.4%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.51, 17.89, -40.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.51, 44.22, 293.86°)
OKLab	oklab(55.43% 0.0181 -0.1142)
OKLCH	oklch(55.43% 0.116 279)
XYZ	xyz(18.8589, 16.4101, 45.8809)
Luminance	0.1641 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656AB5 #B5B065

analogous

#6592B5 #656AB5 #8865B5

triadic

#656AB5 #B5656A #6AB565

tetradic

#656AB5 #B56592 #B5B065 #65B588

square

#656AB5 #B56592 #B5B065 #65B588

split-complementary

#656AB5 #B58865 #92B565

monochromatic

#34376C #484D95 #656AB5 #8E92C9 #B8BADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#656AB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#656AB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656AB5

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656AB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656AB5	1.00	4.90	4.28	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E74B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496EB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B7987

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656ab5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 106, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.116 279.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9594cb',
    500: '#656ab5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656ab5;
$custom-light: #9594cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656ab5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.25,
    "s": 35.088,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5543,
    "c": 0.11561,
    "h": 279
  },
  "luminance": 0.16411
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656AB5

secondary

#CCCAAA

accent

#C45DCB

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F1F8

border

#CCCBD1

text

#0E0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656AB5

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

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