#656EA8#656EA8

#656EA8 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.091 H 276.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656EA8
RGB	rgb(101, 110, 168)
HSL	hsl(232, 28%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(232, 40%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.9%, 34.5%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.94, 11.59, -32.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.94, 34.21, 289.80°)
OKLab	oklab(55.55% 0.01 -0.0901)
OKLCH	oklch(55.55% 0.091 276.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.0086, 16.7449, 39.3214)
Luminance	0.1675 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656EA8 #A89F65

analogous

#6590A8 #656EA8 #7D65A8

triadic

#656EA8 #A8656E #6EA865

tetradic

#656EA8 #A86590 #A89F65 #65A87D

square

#656EA8 #A86590 #A89F65 #65A87D

split-complementary

#656EA8 #A87D65 #90A865

monochromatic

#353A5E #4B5385 #656EA8 #8C93BE #B3B8D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#656EA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#656EA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656EA8

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656EA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656EA8	1.00	4.83	4.35	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B75AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566FA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#517983

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656ea8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 110, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.091 276.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9397c2',
    500: '#656ea8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656ea8;
$custom-light: #9397c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656ea8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.94,
    "s": 27.801,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55546,
    "c": 0.0907,
    "h": 276.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16746
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656EA8

secondary

#C3BFA6

accent

#B764C4

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F2F7

border

#CCCCD0

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #656EA8

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

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