#656AB9#656AB9

#656AB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.121 H 278.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656AB9
RGB	rgb(101, 106, 185)
HSL	hsl(236, 38%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(236, 45%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.4%, 42.7%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.72, 19.09, -42.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.72, 46.53, 294.23°)
OKLab	oklab(55.66% 0.0189 -0.12)
OKLCH	oklch(55.66% 0.121 278.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.2752, 16.5766, 48.0735)
Luminance	0.1658 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656AB9 #B9B465

analogous

#6594B9 #656AB9 #8A65B9

triadic

#656AB9 #B9656A #6AB965

tetradic

#656AB9 #B96594 #B9B465 #65B98A

square

#656AB9 #B96594 #B9B465 #65B98A

split-complementary

#656AB9 #B98A65 #94B965

monochromatic

#333770 #464B9B #656AB9 #8F93CC #B9BBDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.87

#656AB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#656AB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656AB9

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656AB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656AB9	1.00	4.87	4.32	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C75BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#466EB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#487A88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656ab9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 106, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.121 278.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9594ce',
    500: '#656ab9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656ab9;
$custom-light: #9594ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656ab9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.429,
    "s": 37.5,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55663,
    "c": 0.12144,
    "h": 278.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16578
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656AB9

secondary

#CECCAC

accent

#C75ACD

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F1F9

border

#CCCBD2

text

#0E0D14

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656AB9

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

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