#656D89#656D89

#656D89 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.045 H 272.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656D89
RGB	rgb(101, 109, 137)
HSL	hsl(227, 15%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(227, 26%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.3%, 20.4%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.32, 3.64, -16.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.32, 16.78, 282.54°)
OKLab	oklab(53.86% 0.0019 -0.0449)
OKLCH	oklch(53.86% 0.045 272.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.3496, 15.5097, 25.8470)
Luminance	0.1551 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656D89 #898165

analogous

#657F89 #656D89 #6F6589

triadic

#656D89 #89656D #6D8965

tetradic

#656D89 #89657F #898165 #65896F

square

#656D89 #89657F #898165 #65896F

split-complementary

#656D89 #896F65 #7F8965

monochromatic

#313543 #4B5166 #656D89 #868DA6 #A9AEC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#656D89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#656D89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656D89

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656D89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656D89	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656F8A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#626C88

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C7276

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656d89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 109, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.045 272.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9196ab',
    500: '#656d89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656d89;
$custom-light: #9196ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656d89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.667,
    "s": 15.126,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53855,
    "c": 0.04498,
    "h": 272.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1551
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656D89

secondary

#AEAA9B

accent

#A870B8

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#F0F2F4

border

#CBCCCE

text

#0D0D10

muted

#7D7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #656D89

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

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