#656B82#656B82

#656B82 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.037 H 273.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656B82
RGB	rgb(101, 107, 130)
HSL	hsl(228, 13%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(228, 22%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.3%, 17.7%, 0%, 49%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.49, 3.07, -13.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.49, 13.82, 282.82°)
OKLab	oklab(53.12% 0.0023 -0.0368)
OKLCH	oklch(53.12% 0.037 273.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.6528, 14.8935, 23.2175)
Luminance	0.1489 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656B82 #827C65

analogous

#657982 #656B82 #6D6582

triadic

#656B82 #82656B #6B8265

tetradic

#656B82 #826579 #827C65 #65826D

square

#656B82 #826579 #827C65 #65826D

split-complementary

#656B82 #826D65 #798265

monochromatic

#2F323D #4A4F60 #656B82 #848AA0 #A7ABBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#656B82 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#656B82 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656B82

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656B82	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656B82	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656D83

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#636B81

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E6F73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656b82;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 107, 130);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.037 273.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9195a6',
    500: '#656b82',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656b82;
$custom-light: #9195a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656b82",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 130
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.586,
    "s": 12.554,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53115,
    "c": 0.03685,
    "h": 273.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14894
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656B82

secondary

#AAA699

accent

#A872B5

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#F0F1F4

border

#CBCBCE

text

#0C0D0F

muted

#7D7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #656B82

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

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