#656CAF#656CAF

#656CAF is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.104 H 277.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656CAF
RGB	rgb(101, 108, 175)
HSL	hsl(234, 32%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(234, 42%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.3%, 38.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.73, 14.87, -36.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.73, 39.50, 292.11°)
OKLab	oklab(55.5% 0.0143 -0.1029)
OKLCH	oklch(55.5% 0.104 277.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.4650, 16.5861, 42.7776)
Luminance	0.1659 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656CAF #AFA865

analogous

#6591AF #656CAF #8365AF

triadic

#656CAF #AF656C #6CAF65

tetradic

#656CAF #AF6591 #AFA865 #65AF83

square

#656CAF #AF6591 #AFA865 #65AF83

split-complementary

#656CAF #AF8365 #91AF65

monochromatic

#353965 #49508D #656CAF #8D92C4 #B6B9D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#656CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#656CAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656CAF

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656CAF	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5574B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6FAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E7985

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 108, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.104 277.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9496c7',
    500: '#656caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656caf;
$custom-light: #9496c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.324,
    "s": 31.624,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55502,
    "c": 0.10393,
    "h": 277.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656CAF

secondary

#C8C5A8

accent

#BE60C8

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F1F8

border

#CCCBD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656CAF

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

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