#656CB9#656CB9

#656CB9 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.119 H 277.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656CB9
RGB	rgb(101, 108, 185)
HSL	hsl(235, 38%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(235, 45%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.4%, 41.6%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.25, 17.87, -41.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.25, 45.26, 293.25°)
OKLab	oklab(56.07% 0.0163 -0.1175)
OKLCH	oklch(56.07% 0.119 277.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.4837, 16.9936, 48.1430)
Luminance	0.1699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656CB9 #B9B265

analogous

#6596B9 #656CB9 #8865B9

triadic

#656CB9 #B9656C #6CB965

tetradic

#656CB9 #B96596 #B9B265 #65B988

square

#656CB9 #B96596 #B9B265 #65B988

split-complementary

#656CB9 #B98865 #96B965

monochromatic

#333870 #464D9B #656CB9 #8F94CC #B9BCDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#656CB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#656CB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656CB9

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656CB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656CB9	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F76BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496FB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#487C89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656cb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 108, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.119 277.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9596ce',
    500: '#656cb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656cb9;
$custom-light: #9596ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656cb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235,
    "s": 37.5,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56067,
    "c": 0.11863,
    "h": 277.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16995
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656CB9

secondary

#CECBAC

accent

#C45ACD

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F1F9

border

#CCCBD2

text

#0E0D14

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656CB9

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

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