#656BAE#656BAE

#656BAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.104 H 278.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656BAE
RGB	rgb(101, 107, 174)
HSL	hsl(235, 31%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(235, 42%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(42%, 38.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.41, 15.18, -36.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.41, 39.55, 292.58°)
OKLab	oklab(55.24% 0.0154 -0.1027)
OKLCH	oklch(55.24% 0.104 278.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.2622, 16.3373, 42.2274)
Luminance	0.1634 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656BAE #AEA865

analogous

#6590AE #656BAE #8465AE

triadic

#656BAE #AE656B #6BAE65

tetradic

#656BAE #AE6590 #AEA865 #65AE84

square

#656BAE #AE6590 #AEA865 #65AE84

split-complementary

#656BAE #AE8465 #90AE65

monochromatic

#353864 #4A4F8C #656BAE #8D92C3 #B5B8D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#656BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#656BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656BAE

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656BAE	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5473B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E7884

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 107, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.104 278.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9495c6',
    500: '#656bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656bae;
$custom-light: #9495c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.068,
    "s": 31.064,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5524,
    "c": 0.10387,
    "h": 278.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656BAE

secondary

#C7C4A8

accent

#BF61C7

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F1F8

border

#CCCBD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656BAE

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

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