#656BA0#656BA0

#656BA0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.083 H 278.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656BA0
RGB	rgb(101, 107, 160)
HSL	hsl(234, 24%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(234, 37%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.9%, 33.1%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.74, 11.12, -29.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.74, 31.40, 290.73°)
OKLab	oklab(54.5% 0.012 -0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(54.5% 0.083 278.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.9679, 15.8195, 35.4103)
Luminance	0.1582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656BA0 #A09A65

analogous

#6588A0 #656BA0 #7C65A0

triadic

#656BA0 #A0656B #6BA065

tetradic

#656BA0 #A06588 #A09A65 #65A07C

square

#656BA0 #A06588 #A09A65 #65A07C

split-complementary

#656BA0 #A07C65 #88A065

monochromatic

#353856 #4C517C #656BA0 #8B8FB7 #B1B4CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#656BA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#656BA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656BA0

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656BA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656BA0	1.00	5.04	4.16	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A71A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576D9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54757E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656ba0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 107, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.083 278.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9395bc',
    500: '#656ba0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656ba0;
$custom-light: #9395bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656ba0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.898,
    "s": 23.695,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54497,
    "c": 0.08287,
    "h": 278.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656BA0

secondary

#BDBBA3

accent

#B768C0

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F1F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #656BA0

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

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