#656DB2#656DB2

#656DB2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.107 H 277.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656DB2
RGB	rgb(101, 109, 178)
HSL	hsl(234, 33%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(234, 43%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.3%, 38.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.16, 15.15, -37.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.16, 40.61, 291.90°)
OKLab	oklab(55.88% 0.0136 -0.1061)
OKLCH	oklch(55.88% 0.107 277.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.8689, 16.9174, 44.3820)
Luminance	0.1692 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656DB2 #B2AA65

analogous

#6594B2 #656DB2 #8465B2

triadic

#656DB2 #B2656D #6DB265

tetradic

#656DB2 #B26594 #B2AA65 #65B284

square

#656DB2 #B26594 #B2AA65 #65B284

split-complementary

#656DB2 #B28465 #94B265

monochromatic

#343A68 #495091 #656DB2 #8E94C6 #B7BADB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#656DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#656DB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656DB2

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656DB2	1.00	4.79	4.38	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5475B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6FB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C7B87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 109, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.107 277.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9496c9',
    500: '#656db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656db2;
$custom-light: #9496c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.766,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55875,
    "c": 0.10696,
    "h": 277.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16918
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656DB2

secondary

#CAC6A9

accent

#BE5EC9

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F2F8

border

#CCCCD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656DB2

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

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