#656DB3#656DB3

#656DB3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.108 H 277.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656DB3
RGB	rgb(101, 109, 179)
HSL	hsl(234, 34%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(234, 44%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.6%, 39.1%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.21, 15.45, -38.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.21, 41.18, 292.03°)
OKLab	oklab(55.93% 0.0139 -0.1075)
OKLCH	oklch(55.93% 0.108 277.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.9697, 16.9577, 44.9127)
Luminance	0.1696 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656DB3 #B3AB65

analogous

#6594B3 #656DB3 #8465B3

triadic

#656DB3 #B3656D #6DB365

tetradic

#656DB3 #B36594 #B3AB65 #65B384

square

#656DB3 #B36594 #B3AB65 #65B384

split-complementary

#656DB3 #B38465 #94B365

monochromatic

#343A6A #485093 #656DB3 #8E94C7 #B7BBDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#656DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#656DB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656DB3

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656DB3	1.00	4.78	4.39	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5476B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E70B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B7B87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 109, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.108 277.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9496ca',
    500: '#656db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656db3;
$custom-light: #9496ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.846,
    "s": 33.913,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55931,
    "c": 0.10844,
    "h": 277.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16959
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656DB3

secondary

#CAC7A9

accent

#BF5ECA

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F2F8

border

#CCCCD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656DB3

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

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