#656EA0#656EA0

#656EA0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.079 H 275.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656EA0
RGB	rgb(101, 110, 160)
HSL	hsl(231, 24%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(231, 37%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.9%, 31.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.57, 9.29, -28.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.57, 29.57, 288.31°)
OKLab	oklab(55.14% 0.0078 -0.0783)
OKLCH	oklch(55.14% 0.079 275.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.2861, 16.4560, 35.5164)
Luminance	0.1646 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656EA0 #A09765

analogous

#658BA0 #656EA0 #7965A0

triadic

#656EA0 #A0656E #6EA065

tetradic

#656EA0 #A0658B #A09765 #65A079

square

#656EA0 #A0658B #A09765 #65A079

split-complementary

#656EA0 #A07965 #8BA065

monochromatic

#353A56 #4C537C #656EA0 #8B92B7 #B1B5CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#656EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#656EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656EA0

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656EA0	1.00	4.89	4.29	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E73A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6F9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#547880

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 110, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.079 275.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9397bc',
    500: '#656ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656ea0;
$custom-light: #9397bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.847,
    "s": 23.695,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55138,
    "c": 0.07866,
    "h": 275.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16457
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656EA0

secondary

#BDB9A3

accent

#B368C0

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F1F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #656EA0

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

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