#656EB3#656EB3

#656EB3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.107 H 276.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656EB3
RGB	rgb(101, 110, 179)
HSL	hsl(233, 34%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(233, 44%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.6%, 38.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.48, 14.83, -37.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.48, 40.56, 291.45°)
OKLab	oklab(56.14% 0.0126 -0.1063)
OKLCH	oklch(56.14% 0.107 276.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.0770, 17.1723, 44.9485)
Luminance	0.1717 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656EB3 #B3AA65

analogous

#6595B3 #656EB3 #8365B3

triadic

#656EB3 #B3656E #6EB365

tetradic

#656EB3 #B36595 #B3AA65 #65B383

square

#656EB3 #B36595 #B3AA65 #65B383

split-complementary

#656EB3 #B38365 #95B365

monochromatic

#343A6A #485193 #656EB3 #8E95C7 #B7BBDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#656EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#656EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656EB3

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656EB3	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5576B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5070B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B7C88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 110, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.107 276.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9497ca',
    500: '#656eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656eb3;
$custom-light: #9497ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.077,
    "s": 33.913,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56138,
    "c": 0.10705,
    "h": 276.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17173
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656EB3

secondary

#CAC7A9

accent

#BE5ECA

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F2F8

border

#CCCCD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656EB3

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

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