#656BBE#656BBE

#656BBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.127 H 278.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656BBE
RGB	rgb(101, 107, 190)
HSL	hsl(236, 41%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(236, 47%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.8%, 43.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.26, 20.00, -44.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.26, 48.76, 294.22°)
OKLab	oklab(56.16% 0.0185 -0.1259)
OKLCH	oklch(56.16% 0.127 278.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.9160, 16.9988, 50.9369)
Luminance	0.1700 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656BBE #BEB865

analogous

#6598BE #656BBE #8C65BE

triadic

#656BBE #BE656B #6BBE65

tetradic

#656BBE #BE6598 #BEB865 #65BE8C

square

#656BBE #BE6598 #BEB865 #65BE8C

split-complementary

#656BBE #BE8C65 #98BE65

monochromatic

#323777 #444BA2 #656BBE #9094D0 #BBBEE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#656BBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#656BBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656BBE

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656BBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656BBE	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A76C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436FBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#457C8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656bbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 107, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.127 278.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9695d2',
    500: '#656bbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656bbe;
$custom-light: #9695d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656bbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.955,
    "s": 40.639,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5616,
    "c": 0.12727,
    "h": 278.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656BBE

secondary

#D1CFAD

accent

#C857D0

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F1F9

border

#CCCBD2

text

#0E0D14

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656BBE

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

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