#656CA9#656CA9

#656CA9 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.095 H 277.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656CA9
RGB	rgb(101, 108, 169)
HSL	hsl(234, 28%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(234, 40%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.2%, 36.1%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.44, 13.10, -33.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.44, 36.02, 291.33°)
OKLab	oklab(55.18% 0.0129 -0.0941)
OKLCH	oklch(55.18% 0.095 277.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.8887, 16.3556, 39.7428)
Luminance	0.1636 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656CA9 #A9A265

analogous

#658EA9 #656CA9 #8065A9

triadic

#656CA9 #A9656C #6CA965

tetradic

#656CA9 #A9658E #A9A265 #65A980

square

#656CA9 #A9658E #A9A265 #65A980

split-complementary

#656CA9 #A98065 #8EA965

monochromatic

#35395F #4B5186 #656CA9 #8C91BF #B4B7D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#656CA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#656CA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656CA9

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656CA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656CA9	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5773AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536EA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#507882

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656ca9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 108, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.095 277.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9496c3',
    500: '#656ca9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656ca9;
$custom-light: #9496c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656ca9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.824,
    "s": 28.333,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55177,
    "c": 0.095,
    "h": 277.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16356
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656CA9

secondary

#C4C1A6

accent

#BB63C5

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F1F8

border

#CCCBD1

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #656CA9

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

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