#656BA6#656BA6

#656BA6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.092 H 278.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656BA6
RGB	rgb(101, 107, 166)
HSL	hsl(234, 27%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(234, 39%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.2%, 35.5%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.02, 12.84, -32.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.02, 34.90, 291.59°)
OKLab	oklab(54.81% 0.0135 -0.0909)
OKLCH	oklch(54.81% 0.092 278.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.5055, 16.0346, 38.2416)
Luminance	0.1603 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656BA6 #A6A065

analogous

#658BA6 #656BA6 #8065A6

triadic

#656BA6 #A6656B #6BA665

tetradic

#656BA6 #A6658B #A6A065 #65A680

square

#656BA6 #A6658B #A6A065 #65A680

split-complementary

#656BA6 #A68065 #8BA665

monochromatic

#35395C #4B5082 #656BA6 #8C90BC #B3B6D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.99

#656BA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#656BA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656BA6

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656BA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656BA6	1.00	4.99	4.21	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5872A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536DA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#527781

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656ba6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 107, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.092 278.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9395c0',
    500: '#656ba6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656ba6;
$custom-light: #9395c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656ba6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.462,
    "s": 26.749,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54808,
    "c": 0.09192,
    "h": 278.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16035
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656BA6

secondary

#C2BFA5

accent

#BA65C3

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F1F7

border

#CCCBD0

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #656BA6

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

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