#656DB8#656DB8

#656DB8 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.116 H 277.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656DB8
RGB	rgb(101, 109, 184)
HSL	hsl(234, 37%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(234, 45%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.1%, 40.8%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.47, 16.95, -40.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.47, 44.06, 292.62°)
OKLab	oklab(56.21% 0.0149 -0.1148)
OKLCH	oklch(56.21% 0.116 277.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.4846, 17.1637, 47.6244)
Luminance	0.1716 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656DB8 #B8B065

analogous

#6596B8 #656DB8 #8665B8

triadic

#656DB8 #B8656D #6DB865

tetradic

#656DB8 #B86596 #B8B065 #65B886

square

#656DB8 #B86596 #B8B065 #65B886

split-complementary

#656DB8 #B88665 #96B865

monochromatic

#33396F #474F99 #656DB8 #8F95CB #B9BCDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#656DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#656DB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656DB8

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656DB8	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5176BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B70B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#497C89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 109, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.116 277.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9596ce',
    500: '#656db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656db8;
$custom-light: #9596ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.217,
    "s": 36.889,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56213,
    "c": 0.11578,
    "h": 277.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17165
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656DB8

secondary

#CECAAB

accent

#C25BCD

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F2F9

border

#CCCCD2

text

#0E0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656DB8

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

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