#656DB4#656DB4

#656DB4 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.110 H 277.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656DB4
RGB	rgb(101, 109, 180)
HSL	hsl(234, 34%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(234, 44%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.9%, 39.4%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.26, 15.74, -38.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.26, 41.76, 292.15°)
OKLab	oklab(55.99% 0.0141 -0.109)
OKLCH	oklch(55.99% 0.11 277.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.0712, 16.9983, 45.4473)
Luminance	0.1700 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656DB4 #B4AC65

analogous

#6595B4 #656DB4 #8465B4

triadic

#656DB4 #B4656D #6DB465

tetradic

#656DB4 #B46595 #B4AC65 #65B484

square

#656DB4 #B46595 #B4AC65 #65B484

split-complementary

#656DB4 #B48465 #95B465

monochromatic

#34396B #485094 #656DB4 #8E94C8 #B7BBDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#656DB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#656DB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656DB4

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656DB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656DB4	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5376B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E70B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B7B88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656db4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 109, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.110 277.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9596cb',
    500: '#656db4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656db4;
$custom-light: #9596cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656db4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.924,
    "s": 34.498,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55987,
    "c": 0.10991,
    "h": 277.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16999
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656DB4

secondary

#CBC8AA

accent

#BF5DCB

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F2F8

border

#CCCCD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656DB4

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

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