#656DBD#656DBD

#656DBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.123 H 277.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656DBD
RGB	rgb(101, 109, 189)
HSL	hsl(235, 40%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(235, 47%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.6%, 42.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.73, 18.47, -43.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.73, 46.93, 293.18°)
OKLab	oklab(56.5% 0.0158 -0.122)
OKLCH	oklch(56.5% 0.123 277.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.0180, 17.3770, 50.4336)
Luminance	0.1738 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656DBD #BDB565

analogous

#6599BD #656DBD #8965BD

triadic

#656DBD #BD656D #6DBD65

tetradic

#656DBD #BD6599 #BDB565 #65BD89

square

#656DBD #BD6599 #BDB565 #65BD89

split-complementary

#656DBD #BD8965 #99BD65

monochromatic

#323875 #454DA0 #656DBD #9096CF #BBBEE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#656DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#656DBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656DBD

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656DBD	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E77C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4770BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#467E8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 109, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.123 277.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9696d1',
    500: '#656dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656dbd;
$custom-light: #9696d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.545,
    "s": 40,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56503,
    "c": 0.12305,
    "h": 277.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17378
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656DBD

secondary

#D1CEAD

accent

#C558D0

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F2F9

border

#CCCCD2

text

#0E0D14

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656DBD

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

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