#656AC3#656AC3

#656AC3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.136 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656AC3
RGB	rgb(101, 106, 195)
HSL	hsl(237, 44%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(237, 48%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.2%, 45.6%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.28, 22.15, -47.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.28, 52.25, 295.08°)
OKLab	oklab(56.27% 0.0204 -0.1343)
OKLCH	oklch(56.27% 0.136 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.3682, 17.0138, 53.8299)
Luminance	0.1701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656AC3 #C3BE65

analogous

#6599C3 #656AC3 #8F65C3

triadic

#656AC3 #C3656A #6AC365

tetradic

#656AC3 #C36599 #C3BE65 #65C38F

square

#656AC3 #C36599 #C3BE65 #65C38F

split-complementary

#656AC3 #C38F65 #99C365

monochromatic

#31357D #4247A9 #656AC3 #9195D4 #BDBFE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#656AC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#656AC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656AC3

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656AC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656AC3	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4576C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E6FC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#427D8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656ac3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 106, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.136 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9694d6',
    500: '#656ac3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656ac3;
$custom-light: #9694d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656ac3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.809,
    "s": 43.925,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56266,
    "c": 0.13585,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656AC3

secondary

#D5D3AF

accent

#CD54D4

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F2F1FA

border

#CCCBD3

text

#0E0D14

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #656AC3

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

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