#656EB4#656EB4

#656EB4 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.109 H 276.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656EB4
RGB	rgb(101, 110, 180)
HSL	hsl(233, 34%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(233, 44%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.9%, 38.9%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.53, 15.13, -38.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.53, 41.14, 291.58°)
OKLab	oklab(56.19% 0.0128 -0.1078)
OKLCH	oklch(56.19% 0.109 276.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.1785, 17.2129, 45.4830)
Luminance	0.1721 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656EB4 #B4AB65

analogous

#6595B4 #656EB4 #8465B4

triadic

#656EB4 #B4656E #6EB465

tetradic

#656EB4 #B46595 #B4AB65 #65B484

square

#656EB4 #B46595 #B4AB65 #65B484

split-complementary

#656EB4 #B48465 #95B465

monochromatic

#343A6B #485194 #656EB4 #8E95C8 #B7BCDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#656EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#656EB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656EB4

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656EB4	1.00	4.73	4.44	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5576B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F70B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B7C88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 110, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.109 276.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9597cb',
    500: '#656eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656eb4;
$custom-light: #9597cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.165,
    "s": 34.498,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56193,
    "c": 0.10851,
    "h": 276.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17214
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656EB4

secondary

#CBC7AA

accent

#BE5DCB

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F2F8

border

#CCCCD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656EB4

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

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