#656BA1#656BA1

#656BA1 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.084 H 278.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656BA1
RGB	rgb(101, 107, 161)
HSL	hsl(234, 24%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(234, 37%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.3%, 33.5%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.78, 11.40, -29.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.78, 31.99, 290.88°)
OKLab	oklab(54.55% 0.0123 -0.0835)
OKLCH	oklch(54.55% 0.084 278.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.0557, 15.8547, 35.8729)
Luminance	0.1585 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656BA1 #A19B65

analogous

#6589A1 #656BA1 #7D65A1

triadic

#656BA1 #A1656B #6BA165

tetradic

#656BA1 #A16589 #A19B65 #65A17D

square

#656BA1 #A16589 #A19B65 #65A17D

split-complementary

#656BA1 #A17D65 #89A165

monochromatic

#353857 #4C517D #656BA1 #8B90B8 #B1B4CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#656BA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#656BA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656BA1

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656BA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656BA1	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A71A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566DA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54757F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656ba1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 107, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.084 278.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9395bd',
    500: '#656ba1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656ba1;
$custom-light: #9395bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656ba1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234,
    "s": 24.194,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54548,
    "c": 0.08438,
    "h": 278.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15855
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656BA1

secondary

#BEBBA4

accent

#B867C1

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F1F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #656BA1

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

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