#656FB8#656FB8

#656FB8 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.113 H 276.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656FB8
RGB	rgb(101, 111, 184)
HSL	hsl(233, 37%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(233, 45%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.1%, 39.7%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.00, 15.72, -39.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.00, 42.81, 291.55°)
OKLab	oklab(56.62% 0.0123 -0.1123)
OKLCH	oklch(56.62% 0.113 276.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.7004, 17.5953, 47.6963)
Luminance	0.1760 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656FB8 #B8AE65

analogous

#6598B8 #656FB8 #8465B8

triadic

#656FB8 #B8656F #6FB865

tetradic

#656FB8 #B86598 #B8AE65 #65B884

square

#656FB8 #B86598 #B8AE65 #65B884

split-complementary

#656FB8 #B88465 #98B865

monochromatic

#333B6F #475199 #656FB8 #8F96CB #B9BDDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#656FB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#656FB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656FB8

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656FB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656FB8	1.00	4.65	4.52	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5478BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E71B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#487E8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656fb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 111, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.113 276.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9598cd',
    500: '#656fb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656fb8;
$custom-light: #9598cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656fb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.771,
    "s": 36.889,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56624,
    "c": 0.113,
    "h": 276.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656FB8

secondary

#CEC9AB

accent

#BF5BCD

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F2F9

border

#CCCCD2

text

#0E0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #656FB8

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

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