#656BAA#656BAA

#656BAA is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.098 H 278.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656BAA
RGB	rgb(101, 107, 170)
HSL	hsl(235, 29%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(235, 41%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.6%, 37.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.21, 14.01, -34.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.21, 37.23, 292.10°)
OKLab	oklab(55.02% 0.0145 -0.0968)
OKLCH	oklch(55.02% 0.098 278.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.8781, 16.1836, 40.2042)
Luminance	0.1618 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656BAA #AAA465

analogous

#658DAA #656BAA #8165AA

triadic

#656BAA #AA656B #6BAA65

tetradic

#656BAA #AA658D #AAA465 #65AA81

square

#656BAA #AA658D #AAA465 #65AA81

split-complementary

#656BAA #AA8165 #8DAA65

monochromatic

#353960 #4B5087 #656BAA #8C91C0 #B4B7D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#656BAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#656BAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656BAA

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656BAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656BAA	1.00	4.96	4.24	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5673AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516DA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#507782

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656baa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 107, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.098 278.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9495c3',
    500: '#656baa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656baa;
$custom-light: #9495c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656baa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.783,
    "s": 28.87,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55021,
    "c": 0.09792,
    "h": 278.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16184
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656BAA

secondary

#C4C2A7

accent

#BD63C5

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F1F8

border

#CCCBD1

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #656BAA

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

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