#656EE9#656EE9

#656EE9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.183 H 276.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656EE9
RGB	rgb(101, 110, 233)
HSL	hsl(236, 75%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(236, 57%, 91%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.7%, 52.8%, 0%, 8.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.61, 31.67, -63.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.61, 71.01, 296.49°)
OKLab	oklab(59.53% 0.0197 -0.182)
OKLCH	oklch(59.53% 0.183 276.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.6460, 19.7999, 79.5453)
Luminance	0.1980 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656EE9 #E9E065

analogous

#65B0E9 #656EE9 #9E65E9

triadic

#656EE9 #E9656E #6EE965

tetradic

#656EE9 #E965B0 #E9E065 #65E99E

square

#656EE9 #E965B0 #E9E065 #65E99E

split-complementary

#656EE9 #E99E65 #B0E965

monochromatic

#1A25B9 #2F3CE1 #656EE9 #9BA0F1 #D0D3F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#656EE9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.96

#656EE9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #656EE9

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656EE9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##656EE9	1.00	4.23	4.96	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2381ED

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0076E6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#118AA1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656ee9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 110, 233);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.183 276.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9b97f1',
    500: '#656ee9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656ee9;
$custom-light: #9b97f1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656ee9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 233
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.909,
    "s": 75,
    "l": 65.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59526,
    "c": 0.18305,
    "h": 276.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656EE9

secondary

#EBE8BF

accent

#C90ED7

background

#FAF9FE

surface

#F4F2FD

border

#CECCD5

text

#0F0D17

muted

#7F7E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #656EE9

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

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