#656CBB#656CBB

#656CBB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.122 H 277.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656CBB
RGB	rgb(101, 108, 187)
HSL	hsl(235, 39%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(235, 46%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(46%, 42.2%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.36, 18.47, -42.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.36, 46.41, 293.46°)
OKLab	oklab(56.18% 0.0167 -0.1204)
OKLCH	oklch(56.18% 0.122 277.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.6963, 17.0787, 49.2628)
Luminance	0.1708 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656CBB #BBB465

analogous

#6597BB #656CBB #8965BB

triadic

#656CBB #BB656C #6CBB65

tetradic

#656CBB #BB6597 #BBB465 #65BB89

square

#656CBB #BB6597 #BBB465 #65BB89

split-complementary

#656CBB #BB8965 #97BB65

monochromatic

#333873 #454D9D #656CBB #8F95CE #BABDE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#656CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#656CBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656CBB

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656CBB	1.00	4.76	4.42	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E76BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4770B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#477C8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 108, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.122 277.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9596d0',
    500: '#656cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656cbb;
$custom-light: #9596d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.116,
    "s": 38.739,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56184,
    "c": 0.12154,
    "h": 277.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1708
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656CBB

secondary

#D0CDAC

accent

#C559CF

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F1F9

border

#CCCBD2

text

#0E0D14

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656CBB

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

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