#656DAB#656DAB

#656DAB is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.097 H 277.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656DAB
RGB	rgb(101, 109, 171)
HSL	hsl(233, 29%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(233, 41%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.9%, 36.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.81, 13.07, -34.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.81, 36.56, 290.95°)
OKLab	oklab(55.49% 0.012 -0.0958)
OKLCH	oklch(55.49% 0.097 277.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.1840, 16.6435, 40.7746)
Luminance	0.1664 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656DAB #ABA365

analogous

#6590AB #656DAB #8065AB

triadic

#656DAB #AB656D #6DAB65

tetradic

#656DAB #AB6590 #ABA365 #65AB80

square

#656DAB #AB6590 #ABA365 #65AB80

split-complementary

#656DAB #AB8065 #90AB65

monochromatic

#353A61 #4A5188 #656DAB #8D93C1 #B4B8D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#656DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#656DAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656DAB

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656DAB	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5874AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536FAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F7984

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 109, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.097 277.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9496c4',
    500: '#656dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656dab;
$custom-light: #9496c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.143,
    "s": 29.412,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55493,
    "c": 0.09657,
    "h": 277.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16644
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656DAB

secondary

#C5C2A7

accent

#BA62C6

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F2F8

border

#CCCCD1

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #656DAB

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

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