#656BAB#656BAB

#656BAB is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.099 H 278.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656BAB
RGB	rgb(101, 107, 171)
HSL	hsl(235, 29%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(235, 41%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.9%, 37.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.26, 14.30, -35.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.26, 37.81, 292.22°)
OKLab	oklab(55.08% 0.0147 -0.0983)
OKLCH	oklch(55.08% 0.099 278.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.9730, 16.2216, 40.7043)
Luminance	0.1622 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656BAB #ABA565

analogous

#658EAB #656BAB #8265AB

triadic

#656BAB #AB656B #6BAB65

tetradic

#656BAB #AB658E #ABA565 #65AB82

square

#656BAB #AB658E #ABA565 #65AB82

split-complementary

#656BAB #AB8265 #8EAB65

monochromatic

#353961 #4A5088 #656BAB #8D91C1 #B4B7D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#656BAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#656BAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656BAB

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656BAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656BAB	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5573AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516EA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#507883

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656bab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 107, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.099 278.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9495c4',
    500: '#656bab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656bab;
$custom-light: #9495c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656bab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.857,
    "s": 29.412,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55075,
    "c": 0.09941,
    "h": 278.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656BAB

secondary

#C5C2A7

accent

#BD62C6

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F1F8

border

#CCCBD1

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #656BAB

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

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