#656AE3#656AE3

#656AE3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.180 H 277.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656AE3
RGB	rgb(101, 106, 227)
HSL	hsl(238, 69%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(238, 56%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 53.3%, 0%, 11%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.24, 32.18, -62.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.24, 70.21, 297.28°)
OKLab	oklab(58.37% 0.0234 -0.1786)
OKLCH	oklch(58.37% 0.18 277.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.3816, 18.6192, 74.9672)
Luminance	0.1862 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656AE3 #E3DE65

analogous

#65A9E3 #656AE3 #9F65E3

triadic

#656AE3 #E3656A #6AE365

tetradic

#656AE3 #E365A9 #E3DE65 #65E39F

square

#656AE3 #E365A9 #E3DE65 #65E39F

split-complementary

#656AE3 #E39F65 #A9E365

monochromatic

#2025AE #3138DA #656AE3 #999CEC #CDCEF6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.45

#656AE3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.72

#656AE3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #656AE3

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656AE3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##656AE3	1.00	4.45	4.72	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#207DE7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0072E0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#21869C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656ae3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 106, 227);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.180 277.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9b94ec',
    500: '#656ae3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656ae3;
$custom-light: #9b94ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656ae3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 227
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.619,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 64.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58374,
    "c": 0.18014,
    "h": 277.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.18621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656AE3

secondary

#E8E6BC

accent

#CA14D1

background

#FAF9FE

surface

#F3F1FD

border

#CDCBD5

text

#0F0D16

muted

#7F7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #656AE3

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

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