#656ACD#656ACD

#656ACD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.150 H 278.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656ACD
RGB	rgb(101, 106, 205)
HSL	hsl(237, 51%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(237, 51%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.7%, 48.3%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.86, 25.25, -52.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.86, 57.92, 295.85°)
OKLab	oklab(56.9% 0.0217 -0.1484)
OKLCH	oklch(56.9% 0.15 278.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.5369, 17.4813, 59.9851)
Luminance	0.1748 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656ACD #CDC865

analogous

#659ECD #656ACD #9465CD

triadic

#656ACD #CD656A #6ACD65

tetradic

#656ACD #CD659E #CDC865 #65CD94

square

#656ACD #CD659E #CDC865 #65CD94

split-complementary

#656ACD #CD9465 #9ECD65

monochromatic

#2D328B #3C42B9 #656ACD #9397DC #C1C3EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.67

#656ACD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#656ACD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656ACD

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656ACD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656ACD	1.00	4.67	4.50	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D78D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3370CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B8092

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656acd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 106, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.150 278.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9894dd',
    500: '#656acd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656acd;
$custom-light: #9894dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656acd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.115,
    "s": 50.98,
    "l": 60
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56896,
    "c": 0.14998,
    "h": 278.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17483
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656ACD

secondary

#DBD9B3

accent

#D44DDA

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F2F1FB

border

#CCCBD4

text

#0E0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #656ACD

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

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