#656E89#656E89

#656E89 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.044 H 270.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656E89
RGB	rgb(101, 110, 137)
HSL	hsl(225, 15%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(225, 26%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.3%, 19.7%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.61, 3.04, -15.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.61, 16.23, 280.81°)
OKLab	oklab(54.08% 0.0004 -0.0437)
OKLCH	oklch(54.08% 0.044 270.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.4569, 15.7243, 25.8828)
Luminance	0.1573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656E89 #898065

analogous

#658089 #656E89 #6E6589

triadic

#656E89 #89656E #6E8965

tetradic

#656E89 #896580 #898065 #65896E

square

#656E89 #896580 #898065 #65896E

split-complementary

#656E89 #896E65 #808965

monochromatic

#313543 #4B5266 #656E89 #868EA6 #A9AFC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#656E89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#656E89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656E89

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656E89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656E89	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#66708A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#636D88

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C7377

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656e89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 110, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.044 270.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9197ab',
    500: '#656e89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656e89;
$custom-light: #9197ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656e89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225,
    "s": 15.126,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54079,
    "c": 0.04372,
    "h": 270.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15725
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656E89

secondary

#AEAA9B

accent

#A670B8

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#F0F2F4

border

#CBCCCE

text

#0D0D10

muted

#7D7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #656E89

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

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