#656CA5#656CA5

#656CA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.089 H 277.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656CA5
RGB	rgb(101, 108, 165)
HSL	hsl(233, 26%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(233, 39%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.8%, 34.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.25, 11.94, -31.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.25, 33.70, 290.75°)
OKLab	oklab(54.97% 0.0119 -0.0882)
OKLCH	oklch(54.97% 0.089 277.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.5189, 16.2077, 37.7953)
Luminance	0.1621 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656CA5 #A59E65

analogous

#658CA5 #656CA5 #7E65A5

triadic

#656CA5 #A5656C #6CA565

tetradic

#656CA5 #A5658C #A59E65 #65A57E

square

#656CA5 #A5658C #A59E65 #65A57E

split-complementary

#656CA5 #A57E65 #8CA565

monochromatic

#35395B #4C5181 #656CA5 #8C91BC #B2B6D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#656CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#656CA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656CA5

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656CA5	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5973A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556EA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#527781

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 108, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.089 277.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9396c0',
    500: '#656ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656ca5;
$custom-light: #9396c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.438,
    "s": 26.23,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54966,
    "c": 0.089,
    "h": 277.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656CA5

secondary

#C1BEA5

accent

#B865C3

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F1F1F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #656CA5

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

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