#656B99#656B99

#656B99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.072 H 278.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656B99
RGB	rgb(101, 107, 153)
HSL	hsl(233, 20%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(233, 34%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(34%, 30.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.42, 9.15, -25.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.42, 27.31, 289.58°)
OKLab	oklab(54.15% 0.01 -0.0715)
OKLCH	oklch(54.15% 0.072 278)
XYZ	xyz(16.3727, 15.5814, 32.2757)
Luminance	0.1558 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656B99 #999365

analogous

#658599 #656B99 #796599

triadic

#656B99 #99656B #6B9965

tetradic

#656B99 #996585 #999365 #659979

square

#656B99 #996585 #999365 #659979

split-complementary

#656B99 #997965 #859965

monochromatic

#34374F #4D5174 #656B99 #8A8EB2 #AFB2CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#656B99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#656B99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656B99

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656B99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656B99	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D709B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6C98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#57747B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656b99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 107, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.072 278.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9295b7',
    500: '#656b99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656b99;
$custom-light: #9295b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656b99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.077,
    "s": 20.472,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54148,
    "c": 0.07223,
    "h": 278
  },
  "luminance": 0.15582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656B99

secondary

#B9B6A1

accent

#B46BBD

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F1F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0D0D11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #656B99

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

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