#656CA6#656CA6

#656CA6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.090 H 277.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656CA6
RGB	rgb(101, 108, 166)
HSL	hsl(234, 27%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(234, 39%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.2%, 34.9%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.29, 12.23, -32.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.29, 34.28, 290.90°)
OKLab	oklab(55.02% 0.0122 -0.0897)
OKLCH	oklch(55.02% 0.091 277.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.6103, 16.2443, 38.2766)
Luminance	0.1625 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656CA6 #A69F65

analogous

#658DA6 #656CA6 #7E65A6

triadic

#656CA6 #A6656C #6CA665

tetradic

#656CA6 #A6658D #A69F65 #65A67E

square

#656CA6 #A6658D #A69F65 #65A67E

split-complementary

#656CA6 #A67E65 #8DA665

monochromatic

#35395C #4B5182 #656CA6 #8C91BC #B3B6D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#656CA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#656CA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656CA6

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656CA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656CA6	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5973A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556EA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#527781

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656ca6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 108, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.090 277.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9396c0',
    500: '#656ca6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656ca6;
$custom-light: #9396c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656ca6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.538,
    "s": 26.749,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55018,
    "c": 0.0905,
    "h": 277.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16245
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656CA6

secondary

#C2BFA5

accent

#B965C3

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F1F1F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #656CA6

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

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