#656E98#656E98

#656E98 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.067 H 274.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656E98
RGB	rgb(101, 110, 152)
HSL	hsl(229, 20%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(229, 34%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.6%, 27.6%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.22, 7.05, -23.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.22, 24.93, 286.43°)
OKLab	oklab(54.75% 0.0054 -0.0663)
OKLCH	oklch(54.75% 0.067 274.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.6087, 16.1850, 31.9486)
Luminance	0.1619 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656E98 #988F65

analogous

#658898 #656E98 #766598

triadic

#656E98 #98656E #6E9865

tetradic

#656E98 #986588 #988F65 #659876

square

#656E98 #986588 #988F65 #659876

split-complementary

#656E98 #987665 #889865

monochromatic

#34394E #4D5373 #656E98 #8990B1 #AEB3C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#656E98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#656E98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656E98

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656E98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656E98	1.00	4.96	4.24	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61729A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D6E97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#57767D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656e98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 110, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.067 274.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9297b6',
    500: '#656e98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656e98;
$custom-light: #9297b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656e98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.412,
    "s": 20.158,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54751,
    "c": 0.06653,
    "h": 274.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16186
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656E98

secondary

#B8B4A1

accent

#AE6BBD

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F1F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0D0D11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #656E98

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

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