#656BB5#656BB5

#656BB5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.114 H 278.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656BB5
RGB	rgb(101, 107, 181)
HSL	hsl(236, 35%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(236, 44%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.2%, 40.9%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.77, 17.27, -40.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.77, 43.59, 293.34°)
OKLab	oklab(55.63% 0.0168 -0.1129)
OKLCH	oklch(55.63% 0.114 278.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.9625, 16.6174, 45.9154)
Luminance	0.1662 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656BB5 #B5AF65

analogous

#6593B5 #656BB5 #8765B5

triadic

#656BB5 #B5656B #6BB565

tetradic

#656BB5 #B56593 #B5AF65 #65B587

square

#656BB5 #B56593 #B5AF65 #65B587

split-complementary

#656BB5 #B58765 #93B565

monochromatic

#34386C #484D95 #656BB5 #8E93C9 #B8BADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#656BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#656BB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656BB5

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656BB5	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5075B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6EB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B7A87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 107, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.114 278.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9595cb',
    500: '#656bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656bb5;
$custom-light: #9595cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.5,
    "s": 35.088,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55633,
    "c": 0.11419,
    "h": 278.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656BB5

secondary

#CCC9AA

accent

#C35DCB

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F1F8

border

#CCCBD1

text

#0E0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656BB5

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

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