#656EA5#656EA5

#656EA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.086 H 276.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656EA5
RGB	rgb(101, 110, 165)
HSL	hsl(232, 26%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(232, 39%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.8%, 33.3%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.80, 10.72, -30.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.80, 32.47, 289.27°)
OKLab	oklab(55.39% 0.0092 -0.0857)
OKLCH	oklch(55.39% 0.086 276.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.7323, 16.6344, 37.8665)
Luminance	0.1663 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656EA5 #A59C65

analogous

#658EA5 #656EA5 #7C65A5

triadic

#656EA5 #A5656E #6EA565

tetradic

#656EA5 #A5658E #A59C65 #65A57C

square

#656EA5 #A5658E #A59C65 #65A57C

split-complementary

#656EA5 #A57C65 #8EA565

monochromatic

#353A5B #4C5381 #656EA5 #8C92BC #B2B7D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#656EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#656EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656EA5

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656EA5	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C74A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576FA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#527982

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 110, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.086 276.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9397c0',
    500: '#656ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656ea5;
$custom-light: #9397c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.563,
    "s": 26.23,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55391,
    "c": 0.0862,
    "h": 276.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16635
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656EA5

secondary

#C1BDA5

accent

#B565C3

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F1F2F7

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #656EA5

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

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