#656CBE#656CBE

#656CBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.126 H 277.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656CBE
RGB	rgb(101, 108, 190)
HSL	hsl(235, 41%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(235, 47%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.8%, 43.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.52, 19.39, -44.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.52, 48.13, 293.76°)
OKLab	oklab(56.36% 0.0172 -0.1247)
OKLCH	oklch(56.36% 0.126 277.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.0208, 17.2085, 50.9718)
Luminance	0.1721 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656CBE #BEB765

analogous

#6599BE #656CBE #8B65BE

triadic

#656CBE #BE656C #6CBE65

tetradic

#656CBE #BE6599 #BEB765 #65BE8B

square

#656CBE #BE6599 #BEB765 #65BE8B

split-complementary

#656CBE #BE8B65 #99BE65

monochromatic

#323777 #444CA2 #656CBE #9095D0 #BBBEE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#656CBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#656CBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656CBE

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656CBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656CBE	1.00	4.73	4.44	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C77C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4570BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#457D8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656cbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 108, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.126 277.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9696d2',
    500: '#656cbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656cbe;
$custom-light: #9696d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656cbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.281,
    "s": 40.639,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56361,
    "c": 0.12588,
    "h": 277.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1721
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656CBE

secondary

#D1CFAD

accent

#C757D0

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F1F9

border

#CCCBD2

text

#0E0D14

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656CBE

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

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