#656FA0#656FA0

#656FA0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.077 H 274.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656FA0
RGB	rgb(101, 111, 160)
HSL	hsl(230, 24%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(230, 37%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.9%, 30.6%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.85, 8.68, -27.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.85, 28.97, 287.43°)
OKLab	oklab(55.35% 0.0064 -0.077)
OKLCH	oklch(55.35% 0.077 274.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.3946, 16.6730, 35.5526)
Luminance	0.1667 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656FA0 #A09665

analogous

#658CA0 #656FA0 #7865A0

triadic

#656FA0 #A0656F #6FA065

tetradic

#656FA0 #A0658C #A09665 #65A078

square

#656FA0 #A0658C #A09665 #65A078

split-complementary

#656FA0 #A07865 #8CA065

monochromatic

#353A56 #4C547C #656FA0 #8B92B7 #B1B6CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84

#656FA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#656FA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656FA0

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656FA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656FA0	1.00	4.84	4.33	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F74A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B6F9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#547980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656fa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 111, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.077 274.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9398bc',
    500: '#656fa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656fa0;
$custom-light: #9398bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656fa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.831,
    "s": 23.695,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55354,
    "c": 0.0773,
    "h": 274.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16674
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656FA0

secondary

#BDB9A3

accent

#B168C0

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F1F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #656FA0

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

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