#656D9D#656D9D

#656D9D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.075 H 276.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656D9D
RGB	rgb(101, 109, 157)
HSL	hsl(231, 22%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(231, 36%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.7%, 30.6%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.15, 9.05, -26.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.15, 28.43, 288.56°)
OKLab	oklab(54.78% 0.0083 -0.075)
OKLCH	oklch(54.78% 0.076 276.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.9195, 16.1377, 34.1152)
Luminance	0.1614 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656D9D #9D9565

analogous

#65899D #656D9D #79659D

triadic

#656D9D #9D656D #6D9D65

tetradic

#656D9D #9D6589 #9D9565 #659D79

square

#656D9D #9D6589 #9D9565 #659D79

split-complementary

#656D9D #9D7965 #899D65

monochromatic

#353953 #4D5378 #656D9D #8A90B5 #B0B4CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#656D9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#656D9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656D9D

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656D9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656D9D	1.00	4.97	4.23	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E729F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6E9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#55767E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656d9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 109, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.075 276.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9396ba',
    500: '#656d9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656d9d;
$custom-light: #9396ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656d9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.429,
    "s": 22.222,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54775,
    "c": 0.0755,
    "h": 276.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16138
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656D9D

secondary

#BBB8A2

accent

#B369BF

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F1F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0D0D11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #656D9D

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

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