#656CB8#656CB8

#656CB8 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.117 H 277.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656CB8
RGB	rgb(101, 108, 184)
HSL	hsl(235, 37%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(235, 45%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.1%, 41.3%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.20, 17.56, -41.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.20, 44.69, 293.14°)
OKLab	oklab(56.01% 0.0161 -0.1161)
OKLCH	oklch(56.01% 0.117 277.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.3785, 16.9516, 47.5890)
Luminance	0.1695 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656CB8 #B8B165

analogous

#6595B8 #656CB8 #8765B8

triadic

#656CB8 #B8656C #6CB865

tetradic

#656CB8 #B86595 #B8B165 #65B887

square

#656CB8 #B86595 #B8B165 #65B887

split-complementary

#656CB8 #B88765 #95B865

monochromatic

#33386F #474E99 #656CB8 #8F94CB #B9BCDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#656CB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#656CB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656CB8

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656CB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656CB8	1.00	4.78	4.39	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5076BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6FB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#497C89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656cb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 108, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.117 277.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9596ce',
    500: '#656cb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656cb8;
$custom-light: #9596ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656cb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.94,
    "s": 36.889,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5601,
    "c": 0.11718,
    "h": 277.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16953
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656CB8

secondary

#CECBAB

accent

#C35BCD

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F1F9

border

#CCCBD2

text

#0E0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656CB8

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

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