#656BA5#656BA5

#656BA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.090 H 278.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656BA5
RGB	rgb(101, 107, 165)
HSL	hsl(234, 26%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(234, 39%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.8%, 35.2%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.97, 12.55, -31.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.97, 34.32, 291.45°)
OKLab	oklab(54.76% 0.0133 -0.0894)
OKLCH	oklch(54.76% 0.09 278.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.4141, 15.9980, 37.7604)
Luminance	0.1600 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656BA5 #A59F65

analogous

#658BA5 #656BA5 #7F65A5

triadic

#656BA5 #A5656B #6BA565

tetradic

#656BA5 #A5658B #A59F65 #65A57F

square

#656BA5 #A5658B #A59F65 #65A57F

split-complementary

#656BA5 #A57F65 #8BA565

monochromatic

#35385B #4C5181 #656BA5 #8C90BC #B2B5D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#656BA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#656BA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656BA5

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656BA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656BA5	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5872A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546DA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#527680

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656ba5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 107, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.090 278.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9395c0',
    500: '#656ba5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656ba5;
$custom-light: #9395c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656ba5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.375,
    "s": 26.23,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54755,
    "c": 0.09042,
    "h": 278.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15999
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656BA5

secondary

#C1BEA5

accent

#BA65C3

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F1F1F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #656BA5

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

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