#656BB8#656BB8

#656BB8 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.119 H 278.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656BB8
RGB	rgb(101, 107, 184)
HSL	hsl(236, 37%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(236, 45%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.1%, 41.8%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.93, 18.18, -41.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.93, 45.32, 293.65°)
OKLab	oklab(55.81% 0.0174 -0.1173)
OKLCH	oklch(55.81% 0.119 278.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.2736, 16.7418, 47.5540)
Luminance	0.1674 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656BB8 #B8B265

analogous

#6594B8 #656BB8 #8865B8

triadic

#656BB8 #B8656B #6BB865

tetradic

#656BB8 #B86594 #B8B265 #65B888

square

#656BB8 #B86594 #B8B265 #65B888

split-complementary

#656BB8 #B88865 #94B865

monochromatic

#33386F #474D99 #656BB8 #8F93CB #B9BCDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#656BB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#656BB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656BB8

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656BB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656BB8	1.00	4.83	4.35	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E75BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486FB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#497B88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656bb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 107, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.119 278.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9595ce',
    500: '#656bb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656bb8;
$custom-light: #9595ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656bb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.663,
    "s": 36.889,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55806,
    "c": 0.11858,
    "h": 278.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16743
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656BB8

secondary

#CECBAB

accent

#C55BCD

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F1F9

border

#CCCBD2

text

#0E0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656BB8

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

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