#656FAB#656FAB

#656FAB is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.094 H 275.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656FAB
RGB	rgb(101, 111, 171)
HSL	hsl(231, 29%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(231, 41%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.9%, 35.1%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.35, 11.85, -33.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.35, 35.33, 289.60°)
OKLab	oklab(55.92% 0.0094 -0.0933)
OKLCH	oklch(55.92% 0.094 275.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.3998, 17.0750, 40.8465)
Luminance	0.1708 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656FAB #ABA165

analogous

#6592AB #656FAB #7E65AB

triadic

#656FAB #AB656F #6FAB65

tetradic

#656FAB #AB6592 #ABA165 #65AB7E

square

#656FAB #AB6592 #ABA165 #65AB7E

split-complementary

#656FAB #AB7E65 #92AB65

monochromatic

#353B61 #4A5388 #656FAB #8D94C1 #B4B9D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#656FAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#656FAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656FAB

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656FAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656FAB	1.00	4.76	4.42	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B76AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5570AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F7B85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656fab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 111, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.094 275.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9498c4',
    500: '#656fab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656fab;
$custom-light: #9498c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656fab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.429,
    "s": 29.412,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55915,
    "c": 0.0938,
    "h": 275.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17076
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656FAB

secondary

#C5C1A7

accent

#B762C6

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F2F8

border

#CCCCD1

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #656FAB

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

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