#656EB6#656EB6

#656EB6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.111 H 276.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656EB6
RGB	rgb(101, 110, 182)
HSL	hsl(233, 36%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(233, 45%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.5%, 39.6%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.63, 15.73, -39.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.63, 42.29, 291.84°)
OKLab	oklab(56.31% 0.0132 -0.1107)
OKLCH	oklch(56.31% 0.111 276.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.3837, 17.2950, 46.5638)
Luminance	0.1730 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656EB6 #B6AD65

analogous

#6597B6 #656EB6 #8465B6

triadic

#656EB6 #B6656E #6EB665

tetradic

#656EB6 #B66597 #B6AD65 #65B684

square

#656EB6 #B66597 #B6AD65 #65B684

split-complementary

#656EB6 #B68465 #97B665

monochromatic

#343A6D #475096 #656EB6 #8F95CA #B8BCDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#656EB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#656EB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656EB6

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656EB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656EB6	1.00	4.71	4.46	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5477B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E70B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A7D89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656eb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 110, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.111 276.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9597cc',
    500: '#656eb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656eb6;
$custom-light: #9597cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656eb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.333,
    "s": 35.683,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56305,
    "c": 0.11145,
    "h": 276.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17296
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656EB6

secondary

#CCC9AB

accent

#BF5CCC

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F2F9

border

#CCCCD2

text

#0E0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656EB6

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

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