#656AD9#656AD9
#656AD9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.167 H 277.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #656AD9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(101, 106, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(237, 60%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(237, 53%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.5%, 51.2%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.60, 29.02, -57.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.60, 64.66, 296.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.69% 0.0228 -0.165) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.69% 0.167 277.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0413, 18.0830, 67.9084) |
| Luminance | 0.1809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 3.90
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 4.59
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 5.07
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 5.25
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 5.78
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 5.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#656AD9 #D9D465
analogous
#65A4D9 #656AD9 #9A65D9
triadic
#656AD9 #D9656A #6AD965
tetradic
#656AD9 #D965A4 #D9D465 #65D99A
square
#656AD9 #D965A4 #D9D465 #65D99A
split-complementary
#656AD9 #D99A65 #A4D965
monochromatic
#272C9D #343BCD #656AD9 #9699E5 #C7C9F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.55
#656AD9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.62
#656AD9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #656AD9
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##656AD9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##656AD9 | 1.00 | 4.55 | 4.62 | 4.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#307BDD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1F71D7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2F8397
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #656ad9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 106, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.167 277.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9994e5',
500: '#656ad9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #656ad9; $custom-light: #9994e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#656ad9",
"rgb": {
"r": 101,
"g": 106,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 237.414,
"s": 60.417,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57687,
"c": 0.16659,
"h": 277.9
},
"luminance": 0.18085
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#656AD9
secondary
#E2E0B8
accent
#C11DC8
background
#F9F9FE
surface
#F2F1FC
border
#CCCBD5
text
#0F0D16
muted
#7E7E84