#656DB6#656DB6

#656DB6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.113 H 277.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656DB6
RGB	rgb(101, 109, 182)
HSL	hsl(234, 36%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(234, 45%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.5%, 40.1%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.36, 16.35, -39.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.36, 42.91, 292.39°)
OKLab	oklab(56.1% 0.0145 -0.1119)
OKLCH	oklch(56.1% 0.113 277.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.2764, 17.0804, 46.5280)
Luminance	0.1708 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656DB6 #B6AE65

analogous

#6595B6 #656DB6 #8565B6

triadic

#656DB6 #B6656D #6DB665

tetradic

#656DB6 #B66595 #B6AE65 #65B685

square

#656DB6 #B66595 #B6AE65 #65B685

split-complementary

#656DB6 #B68565 #95B665

monochromatic

#34396D #474F96 #656DB6 #8F94CA #B8BCDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#656DB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#656DB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656DB6

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656DB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656DB6	1.00	4.76	4.42	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5276B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C70B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A7C89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656db6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 109, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.113 277.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9596cc',
    500: '#656db6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656db6;
$custom-light: #9596cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656db6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.074,
    "s": 35.683,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56099,
    "c": 0.11285,
    "h": 277.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656DB6

secondary

#CCC9AB

accent

#C15CCC

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F2F9

border

#CCCCD2

text

#0E0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656DB6

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

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