#656EB9#656EB9

#656EB9 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.116 H 276.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656EB9
RGB	rgb(101, 110, 185)
HSL	hsl(234, 38%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(234, 45%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.4%, 40.5%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.79, 16.64, -40.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.79, 44.01, 292.21°)
OKLab	oklab(56.47% 0.0138 -0.115)
OKLCH	oklch(56.47% 0.116 276.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.6970, 17.4203, 48.2141)
Luminance	0.1742 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656EB9 #B9B065

analogous

#6598B9 #656EB9 #8665B9

triadic

#656EB9 #B9656E #6EB965

tetradic

#656EB9 #B96598 #B9B065 #65B986

square

#656EB9 #B96598 #B9B065 #65B986

split-complementary

#656EB9 #B98665 #98B965

monochromatic

#333A70 #464F9B #656EB9 #8F96CC #B9BDDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#656EB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#656EB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656EB9

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656EB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656EB9	1.00	4.68	4.48	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5277BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C71B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#487D8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656eb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 110, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.116 276.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9597ce',
    500: '#656eb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656eb9;
$custom-light: #9597ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656eb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.571,
    "s": 37.5,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56475,
    "c": 0.11584,
    "h": 276.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656EB9

secondary

#CECBAC

accent

#C15ACD

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F2F9

border

#CCCCD2

text

#0E0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656EB9

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

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