#656D87#656D87

#656D87 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.042 H 271.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656D87
RGB	rgb(101, 109, 135)
HSL	hsl(226, 14%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(226, 25%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.2%, 19.3%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.25, 3.13, -15.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.25, 15.62, 281.56°)
OKLab	oklab(53.77% 0.0011 -0.0419)
OKLCH	oklch(53.77% 0.042 271.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.2075, 15.4529, 25.0984)
Luminance	0.1545 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656D87 #877F65

analogous

#657E87 #656D87 #6E6587

triadic

#656D87 #87656D #6D8765

tetradic

#656D87 #87657E #877F65 #65876E

square

#656D87 #87657E #877F65 #65876E

split-complementary

#656D87 #876E65 #7E8765

monochromatic

#313441 #4B5164 #656D87 #858CA4 #A8ADBE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#656D87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#656D87 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656D87

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656D87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656D87	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656F88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#636C86

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D7276

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656d87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 109, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.042 271.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9196aa',
    500: '#656d87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656d87;
$custom-light: #9196aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656d87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.882,
    "s": 14.407,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53771,
    "c": 0.04194,
    "h": 271.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656D87

secondary

#ADA99B

accent

#A771B7

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#F0F2F4

border

#CBCCCE

text

#0D0D10

muted

#7D7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #656D87

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

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