#656D96#656D96

#656D96 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.065 H 275.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656D96
RGB	rgb(101, 109, 150)
HSL	hsl(230, 20%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(230, 33%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 27.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.85, 7.11, -23.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.85, 24.35, 286.97°)
OKLab	oklab(54.44% 0.0062 -0.0645)
OKLCH	oklch(54.44% 0.065 275.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.3390, 15.9054, 31.0574)
Luminance	0.1591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656D96 #968E65

analogous

#658696 #656D96 #766596

triadic

#656D96 #96656D #6D9665

tetradic

#656D96 #966586 #968E65 #659676

square

#656D96 #966586 #968E65 #659676

split-complementary

#656D96 #967665 #869665

monochromatic

#34384D #4C5271 #656D96 #898FAF #ADB2C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#656D96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#656D96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656D96

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656D96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656D96	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#617198

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D6D95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#58757B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656d96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 109, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.065 275.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9296b5',
    500: '#656d96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656d96;
$custom-light: #9296b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656d96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.204,
    "s": 19.522,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54438,
    "c": 0.06485,
    "h": 275.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15906
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656D96

secondary

#B7B3A0

accent

#AF6CBC

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F1F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0D0D11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #656D96

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

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