#656D99#656D99

#656D99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.069 H 275.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656D99
RGB	rgb(101, 109, 153)
HSL	hsl(231, 20%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(231, 34%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(34%, 28.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.98, 7.93, -24.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.98, 26.10, 287.70°)
OKLab	oklab(54.58% 0.0072 -0.069)
OKLCH	oklch(54.58% 0.069 275.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.5836, 16.0033, 32.3460)
Luminance	0.1600 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656D99 #999165

analogous

#658799 #656D99 #776599

triadic

#656D99 #99656D #6D9965

tetradic

#656D99 #996587 #999165 #659977

square

#656D99 #996587 #999165 #659977

split-complementary

#656D99 #997765 #879965

monochromatic

#34384F #4D5374 #656D99 #8A90B2 #AFB3CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#656D99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#656D99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656D99

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656D99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656D99	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F729B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C6D98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#57757C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656d99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 109, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.069 275.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9296b7',
    500: '#656d99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656d99;
$custom-light: #9296b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656d99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.769,
    "s": 20.472,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54581,
    "c": 0.06942,
    "h": 275.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16004
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656D99

secondary

#B9B5A1

accent

#B06BBD

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F1F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0D0D11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #656D99

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

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