#656C99#656C99

#656C99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.071 H 277.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656C99
RGB	rgb(101, 108, 153)
HSL	hsl(232, 20%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(232, 34%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(34%, 29.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.70, 8.54, -25.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.70, 26.70, 288.65°)
OKLab	oklab(54.36% 0.0086 -0.0703)
OKLCH	oklch(54.36% 0.071 277)
XYZ	xyz(16.4775, 15.7912, 32.3106)
Luminance	0.1579 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656C99 #999265

analogous

#658699 #656C99 #786599

triadic

#656C99 #99656C #6C9965

tetradic

#656C99 #996586 #999265 #659978

square

#656C99 #996586 #999265 #659978

split-complementary

#656C99 #997865 #869965

monochromatic

#34384F #4D5274 #656C99 #8A8FB2 #AFB2CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#656C99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#656C99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656C99

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656C99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656C99	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E719B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B6D98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#57757C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656c99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 108, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.071 277.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9296b7',
    500: '#656c99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656c99;
$custom-light: #9296b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656c99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.923,
    "s": 20.472,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54364,
    "c": 0.07081,
    "h": 277
  },
  "luminance": 0.15792
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656C99

secondary

#B9B5A1

accent

#B26BBD

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F1F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0D0D11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #656C99

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

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