#656CB5#656CB5

#656CB5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.113 H 277.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656CB5
RGB	rgb(101, 108, 181)
HSL	hsl(235, 35%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(235, 44%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.2%, 40.3%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.04, 16.66, -39.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.04, 42.96, 292.81°)
OKLab	oklab(55.84% 0.0156 -0.1117)
OKLCH	oklch(55.84% 0.113 277.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.0674, 16.8271, 45.9504)
Luminance	0.1683 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656CB5 #B5AE65

analogous

#6594B5 #656CB5 #8665B5

triadic

#656CB5 #B5656C #6CB565

tetradic

#656CB5 #B56594 #B5AE65 #65B586

square

#656CB5 #B56594 #B5AE65 #65B586

split-complementary

#656CB5 #B58665 #94B565

monochromatic

#34396C #484E95 #656CB5 #8E93C9 #B8BBDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.81

#656CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.37

#656CB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656CB5

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656CB5	1.00	4.81	4.37	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5175B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6FB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A7B88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 108, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.113 277.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9596cb',
    500: '#656cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656cb5;
$custom-light: #9596cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.75,
    "s": 35.088,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55838,
    "c": 0.11278,
    "h": 277.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16828
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656CB5

secondary

#CCC9AA

accent

#C15DCB

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F1F8

border

#CCCBD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656CB5

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

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