#656BBD#656BBD

#656BBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.126 H 278.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656BBD
RGB	rgb(101, 107, 189)
HSL	hsl(236, 40%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(236, 47%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.6%, 43.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.20, 19.70, -43.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.20, 48.19, 294.13°)
OKLab	oklab(56.1% 0.0183 -0.1245)
OKLCH	oklch(56.1% 0.126 278.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.8070, 16.9552, 50.3633)
Luminance	0.1696 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656BBD #BDB765

analogous

#6597BD #656BBD #8B65BD

triadic

#656BBD #BD656B #6BBD65

tetradic

#656BBD #BD6597 #BDB765 #65BD8B

square

#656BBD #BD6597 #BDB765 #65BD8B

split-complementary

#656BBD #BD8B65 #97BD65

monochromatic

#323775 #454BA0 #656BBD #9094CF #BBBDE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#656BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#656BBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656BBD

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656BBD	1.00	4.78	4.39	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B76C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#467C8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 107, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.126 278.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9695d1',
    500: '#656bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656bbd;
$custom-light: #9695d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.909,
    "s": 40,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56101,
    "c": 0.12584,
    "h": 278.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16956
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656BBD

secondary

#D1CEAD

accent

#C858D0

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F1F9

border

#CCCBD2

text

#0E0D14

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656BBD

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

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