#656EB8#656EB8

#656EB8 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.114 H 276.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656EB8
RGB	rgb(101, 110, 184)
HSL	hsl(233, 37%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(233, 45%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.1%, 40.2%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.73, 16.34, -40.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.73, 43.43, 292.09°)
OKLab	oklab(56.42% 0.0136 -0.1136)
OKLCH	oklch(56.42% 0.114 276.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.5919, 17.3783, 47.6601)
Luminance	0.1738 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656EB8 #B8AF65

analogous

#6597B8 #656EB8 #8565B8

triadic

#656EB8 #B8656E #6EB865

tetradic

#656EB8 #B86597 #B8AF65 #65B885

square

#656EB8 #B86597 #B8AF65 #65B885

split-complementary

#656EB8 #B88565 #97B865

monochromatic

#333A6F #475099 #656EB8 #8F95CB #B9BDDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#656EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#656EB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656EB8

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656EB8	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5377BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C71B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#497D8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 110, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.114 276.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9597cd',
    500: '#656eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656eb8;
$custom-light: #9597cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.494,
    "s": 36.889,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56418,
    "c": 0.11439,
    "h": 276.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17379
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656EB8

secondary

#CECAAB

accent

#C15BCD

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F2F9

border

#CCCCD2

text

#0E0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656EB8

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

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