#656BA8#656BA8

#656BA8 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.095 H 278.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656BA8
RGB	rgb(101, 107, 168)
HSL	hsl(235, 28%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(235, 40%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.9%, 36.3%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.12, 13.42, -33.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.12, 36.07, 291.85°)
OKLab	oklab(54.91% 0.014 -0.0939)
OKLCH	oklch(54.91% 0.095 278.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.6903, 16.1085, 39.2153)
Luminance	0.1611 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656BA8 #A8A265

analogous

#658CA8 #656BA8 #8065A8

triadic

#656BA8 #A8656B #6BA865

tetradic

#656BA8 #A8658C #A8A265 #65A880

square

#656BA8 #A8658C #A8A265 #65A880

split-complementary

#656BA8 #A88065 #8CA865

monochromatic

#35395E #4B5085 #656BA8 #8C91BE #B3B6D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#656BA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#656BA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656BA8

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656BA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656BA8	1.00	4.97	4.22	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5772AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526DA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#517781

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656ba8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 107, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.095 278.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9395c2',
    500: '#656ba8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656ba8;
$custom-light: #9395c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656ba8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.627,
    "s": 27.801,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54914,
    "c": 0.09492,
    "h": 278.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656BA8

secondary

#C3C0A6

accent

#BB64C4

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F1F7

border

#CCCBD0

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #656BA8

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

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