#656DA9#656DA9

#656DA9 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.094 H 277.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656DA9
RGB	rgb(101, 109, 169)
HSL	hsl(233, 28%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(233, 40%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.2%, 35.5%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.71, 12.49, -33.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.71, 35.40, 290.66°)
OKLab	oklab(55.39% 0.0116 -0.0929)
OKLCH	oklch(55.39% 0.094 277.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.9948, 16.5678, 39.7782)
Luminance	0.1657 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656DA9 #A9A165

analogous

#658FA9 #656DA9 #7F65A9

triadic

#656DA9 #A9656D #6DA965

tetradic

#656DA9 #A9658F #A9A165 #65A97F

square

#656DA9 #A9658F #A9A165 #65A97F

split-complementary

#656DA9 #A97F65 #8FA965

monochromatic

#353A5F #4B5286 #656DA9 #8C92BF #B4B7D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.87

#656DA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#656DA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656DA9

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656DA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656DA9	1.00	4.87	4.31	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5974AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546FA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#507983

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656da9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 109, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.094 277.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9496c3',
    500: '#656da9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656da9;
$custom-light: #9496c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656da9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.941,
    "s": 28.333,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55387,
    "c": 0.09359,
    "h": 277.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16569
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656DA9

secondary

#C4C0A6

accent

#B963C5

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F2F8

border

#CCCCD1

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #656DA9

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

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