#656DB7#656DB7

#656DB7 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.114 H 277.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656DB7
RGB	rgb(101, 109, 183)
HSL	hsl(234, 36%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(234, 45%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.8%, 40.4%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.41, 16.65, -40.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.41, 43.49, 292.51°)
OKLab	oklab(56.16% 0.0147 -0.1134)
OKLCH	oklch(56.16% 0.114 277.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.3801, 17.1219, 47.0743)
Luminance	0.1712 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656DB7 #B7AF65

analogous

#6596B7 #656DB7 #8665B7

triadic

#656DB7 #B7656D #6DB765

tetradic

#656DB7 #B76596 #B7AF65 #65B786

square

#656DB7 #B76596 #B7AF65 #65B786

split-complementary

#656DB7 #B78665 #96B765

monochromatic

#33396E #474F98 #656DB7 #8F95CA #B8BCDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#656DB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#656DB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656DB7

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656DB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656DB7	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5276BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C70B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#497C89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656db7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 109, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.114 277.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9596cd',
    500: '#656db7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656db7;
$custom-light: #9596cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656db7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.146,
    "s": 36.283,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56156,
    "c": 0.11432,
    "h": 277.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656DB7

secondary

#CDCAAB

accent

#C15CCC

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F2F9

border

#CCCCD2

text

#0E0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656DB7

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

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