#656E99#656E99

#656E99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.068 H 274.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656E99
RGB	rgb(101, 110, 153)
HSL	hsl(230, 20%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(230, 34%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(34%, 28.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.26, 7.33, -24.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.26, 25.51, 286.69°)
OKLab	oklab(54.8% 0.0057 -0.0678)
OKLCH	oklch(54.8% 0.068 274.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.6909, 16.2179, 32.3818)
Luminance	0.1622 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656E99 #999065

analogous

#658899 #656E99 #766599

triadic

#656E99 #99656E #6E9965

tetradic

#656E99 #996588 #999065 #659976

square

#656E99 #996588 #999065 #659976

split-complementary

#656E99 #997665 #889965

monochromatic

#34394F #4D5374 #656E99 #8A91B2 #AFB3CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#656E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#656E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656E99

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656E99	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61729B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D6E98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#57767D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 110, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.068 274.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9297b7',
    500: '#656e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656e99;
$custom-light: #9297b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.615,
    "s": 20.472,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54798,
    "c": 0.06805,
    "h": 274.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16218
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656E99

secondary

#B9B5A1

accent

#AF6BBD

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F1F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0D0D11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #656E99

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

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