#656BA4#656BA4

#656BA4 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.089 H 278.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656BA4
RGB	rgb(101, 107, 164)
HSL	hsl(234, 26%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(234, 38%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.4%, 34.8%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.92, 12.26, -31.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.92, 33.74, 291.31°)
OKLab	oklab(54.7% 0.013 -0.088)
OKLCH	oklch(54.7% 0.089 278.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.3234, 15.9617, 37.2829)
Luminance	0.1596 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656BA4 #A49E65

analogous

#658BA4 #656BA4 #7F65A4

triadic

#656BA4 #A4656B #6BA465

tetradic

#656BA4 #A4658B #A49E65 #65A47F

square

#656BA4 #A4658B #A49E65 #65A47F

split-complementary

#656BA4 #A47F65 #8BA465

monochromatic

#35385A #4C5180 #656BA4 #8B90BB #B2B5D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#656BA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#656BA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656BA4

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656BA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656BA4	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5872A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546DA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#537680

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656ba4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 107, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.089 278.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9395bf',
    500: '#656ba4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656ba4;
$custom-light: #9395bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656ba4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.286,
    "s": 25.714,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54703,
    "c": 0.08892,
    "h": 278.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15962
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656BA4

secondary

#C0BEA5

accent

#B966C2

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F1F1F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #656BA4

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

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