#656AB7#656AB7

#656AB7 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.119 H 279.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656AB7
RGB	rgb(101, 106, 183)
HSL	hsl(236, 36%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(236, 45%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.8%, 42.1%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.61, 18.49, -41.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.61, 45.38, 294.05°)
OKLab	oklab(55.55% 0.0185 -0.1171)
OKLCH	oklch(55.55% 0.119 279)
XYZ	xyz(19.0655, 16.4927, 46.9694)
Luminance	0.1649 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656AB7 #B7B265

analogous

#6593B7 #656AB7 #8965B7

triadic

#656AB7 #B7656A #6AB765

tetradic

#656AB7 #B76593 #B7B265 #65B789

square

#656AB7 #B76593 #B7B265 #65B789

split-complementary

#656AB7 #B78965 #93B765

monochromatic

#33376E #474C98 #656AB7 #8F92CA #B8BBDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#656AB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#656AB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656AB7

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656AB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656AB7	1.00	4.89	4.30	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D74BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476EB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A7A87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656ab7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 106, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.119 279.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9594cd',
    500: '#656ab7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656ab7;
$custom-light: #9594cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656ab7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.341,
    "s": 36.283,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55546,
    "c": 0.11853,
    "h": 279
  },
  "luminance": 0.16494
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656AB7

secondary

#CDCBAB

accent

#C55CCC

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F1F9

border

#CCCBD2

text

#0E0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656AB7

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

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