#656AE7#656AE7

#656AE7 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.185 H 277.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656AE7
RGB	rgb(101, 106, 231)
HSL	hsl(238, 73%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(238, 56%, 91%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.3%, 54.1%, 0%, 9.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.50, 33.45, -64.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.50, 72.42, 297.51°)
OKLab	oklab(58.66% 0.0236 -0.184)
OKLCH	oklch(58.66% 0.185 277.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.9401, 18.8426, 77.9086)
Luminance	0.1884 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656AE7 #E7E265

analogous

#65ABE7 #656AE7 #A165E7

triadic

#656AE7 #E7656A #6AE765

tetradic

#656AE7 #E765AB #E7E265 #65E7A1

square

#656AE7 #E765AB #E7E265 #65E7A1

split-complementary

#656AE7 #E7A165 #ABE765

monochromatic

#1C22B5 #3037DF #656AE7 #9A9DEF #CFD0F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.40

#656AE7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.77

#656AE7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #656AE7

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656AE7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##656AE7	1.00	4.40	4.77	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#167EEB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0073E4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#19879E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656ae7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 106, 231);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.185 277.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9b94ef',
    500: '#656ae7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656ae7;
$custom-light: #9b94ef;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656ae7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 231
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.692,
    "s": 73.034,
    "l": 65.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58655,
    "c": 0.18548,
    "h": 277.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18844
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656AE7

secondary

#EAE8BE

accent

#CE10D5

background

#FAF9FE

surface

#F4F1FD

border

#CECBD5

text

#0F0D17

muted

#7F7E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #656AE7

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

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