#656EB7#656EB7

#656EB7 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.113 H 276.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656EB7
RGB	rgb(101, 110, 183)
HSL	hsl(233, 36%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(233, 45%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.8%, 39.9%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.68, 16.03, -39.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.68, 42.86, 291.97°)
OKLab	oklab(56.36% 0.0134 -0.1121)
OKLCH	oklch(56.36% 0.113 276.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.4874, 17.3365, 47.1100)
Luminance	0.1734 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656EB7 #B7AE65

analogous

#6597B7 #656EB7 #8565B7

triadic

#656EB7 #B7656E #6EB765

tetradic

#656EB7 #B76597 #B7AE65 #65B785

square

#656EB7 #B76597 #B7AE65 #65B785

split-complementary

#656EB7 #B78565 #97B765

monochromatic

#333A6E #475098 #656EB7 #8F95CA #B8BDDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#656EB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#656EB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656EB7

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656EB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656EB7	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5377BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D71B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#497D8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656eb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 110, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.113 276.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9597cd',
    500: '#656eb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656eb7;
$custom-light: #9597cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656eb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.415,
    "s": 36.283,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56362,
    "c": 0.11293,
    "h": 276.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17337
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656EB7

secondary

#CDC9AB

accent

#C05CCC

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F2F9

border

#CCCCD2

text

#0E0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656EB7

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

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