#656EA1#656EA1

#656EA1 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.080 H 275.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656EA1
RGB	rgb(101, 110, 161)
HSL	hsl(231, 24%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(231, 37%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.3%, 31.7%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.61, 9.57, -28.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.61, 30.15, 288.51°)
OKLab	oklab(55.19% 0.0081 -0.0798)
OKLCH	oklch(55.19% 0.08 275.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.3739, 16.4911, 35.9790)
Luminance	0.1649 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656EA1 #A19865

analogous

#658CA1 #656EA1 #7A65A1

triadic

#656EA1 #A1656E #6EA165

tetradic

#656EA1 #A1658C #A19865 #65A17A

square

#656EA1 #A1658C #A19865 #65A17A

split-complementary

#656EA1 #A17A65 #8CA165

monochromatic

#353A57 #4C537D #656EA1 #8B92B8 #B1B6CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#656EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#656EA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656EA1

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656EA1	1.00	4.89	4.30	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E73A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596FA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#547880

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 110, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.080 275.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9397bd',
    500: '#656ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656ea1;
$custom-light: #9397bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231,
    "s": 24.194,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55188,
    "c": 0.08017,
    "h": 275.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16492
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656EA1

secondary

#BEBAA4

accent

#B367C1

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F1F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #656EA1

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

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