#656E97#656E97

#656E97 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.065 H 274.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656E97
RGB	rgb(101, 110, 151)
HSL	hsl(229, 20%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(229, 33%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.1%, 27.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.17, 6.78, -23.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.17, 24.34, 286.16°)
OKLab	oklab(54.7% 0.0051 -0.0648)
OKLCH	oklch(54.7% 0.065 274.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.5271, 16.1524, 31.5191)
Luminance	0.1615 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656E97 #978E65

analogous

#658797 #656E97 #756597

triadic

#656E97 #97656E #6E9765

tetradic

#656E97 #976587 #978E65 #659775

square

#656E97 #976587 #978E65 #659775

split-complementary

#656E97 #977565 #879765

monochromatic

#34394E #4C5372 #656E97 #8990B0 #AEB3C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#656E97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#656E97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656E97

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656E97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656E97	1.00	4.96	4.23	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#617299

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6E96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#57767C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656e97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 110, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.065 274.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9297b5',
    500: '#656e97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656e97;
$custom-light: #9297b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656e97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.2,
    "s": 19.841,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54704,
    "c": 0.06501,
    "h": 274.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16153
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656E97

secondary

#B7B3A0

accent

#AE6BBC

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F1F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0D0D11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #656E97

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

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