#656CBA#656CBA

#656CBA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.120 H 277.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656CBA
RGB	rgb(101, 108, 186)
HSL	hsl(235, 38%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(235, 46%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.7%, 41.9%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.31, 18.17, -42.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.31, 45.84, 293.35°)
OKLab	oklab(56.13% 0.0165 -0.1189)
OKLCH	oklch(56.13% 0.12 277.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.5896, 17.0360, 48.7009)
Luminance	0.1704 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656CBA #BAB365

analogous

#6597BA #656CBA #8965BA

triadic

#656CBA #BA656C #6CBA65

tetradic

#656CBA #BA6597 #BAB365 #65BA89

square

#656CBA #BA6597 #BAB365 #65BA89

split-complementary

#656CBA #BA8965 #97BA65

monochromatic

#333872 #464D9C #656CBA #8F94CD #BABDE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#656CBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#656CBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656CBA

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656CBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656CBA	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E76BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4870B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#487C8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656cba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 108, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.120 277.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9596cf',
    500: '#656cba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656cba;
$custom-light: #9596cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656cba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.059,
    "s": 38.117,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56126,
    "c": 0.12009,
    "h": 277.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656CBA

secondary

#CFCCAC

accent

#C45ACE

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F1F9

border

#CCCBD2

text

#0E0D14

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656CBA

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

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