#656CBF#656CBF

#656CBF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.127 H 277.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656CBF
RGB	rgb(101, 108, 191)
HSL	hsl(235, 41%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(235, 47%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.1%, 43.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.58, 19.69, -44.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.58, 48.70, 293.85°)
OKLab	oklab(56.42% 0.0174 -0.1261)
OKLCH	oklch(56.42% 0.127 277.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.1305, 17.2523, 51.5494)
Luminance	0.1725 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656CBF #BFB865

analogous

#6599BF #656CBF #8B65BF

triadic

#656CBF #BF656C #6CBF65

tetradic

#656CBF #BF6599 #BFB865 #65BF8B

square

#656CBF #BF6599 #BFB865 #65BF8B

split-complementary

#656CBF #BF8B65 #99BF65

monochromatic

#323778 #444BA3 #656CBF #9095D1 #BBBFE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#656CBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#656CBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656CBF

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656CBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656CBF	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B77C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4470BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#457D8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656cbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 108, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.127 277.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9696d3',
    500: '#656cbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656cbf;
$custom-light: #9696d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656cbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.333,
    "s": 41.284,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56421,
    "c": 0.12733,
    "h": 277.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17253
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656CBF

secondary

#D2CFAE

accent

#C857D1

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F2F1FA

border

#CCCBD3

text

#0E0D14

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #656CBF

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

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