#659CDE#659CDE
#659CDE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.114 H 253.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #659CDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(101, 156, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 65%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 55%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.5%, 29.7%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.19, 0.74, -39.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.19, 39.02, 271.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.23% -0.0319 -0.1097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.23% 0.114 253.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4355, 31.8151, 73.6301) |
| Luminance | 0.3182 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 3.15
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 4.83
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 5.35
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 6.16
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 6.21
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#659CDE #DEA765
analogous
#65D9DE #659CDE #6A65DE
triadic
#659CDE #DE659C #9CDE65
tetradic
#659CDE #DE65D9 #DEA765 #65DE6A
square
#659CDE #DE65D9 #DEA765 #65DE6A
split-complementary
#659CDE #DE6A65 #D9DE65
monochromatic
#235EA5 #337CD3 #659CDE #97BCE9 #CADDF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.85
#659CDE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.36
#659CDE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #659CDE
7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##659CDE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##659CDE | 1.00 | 2.85 | 7.36 | 7.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#819FE1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7294DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#15ABB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #659cde; /* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 156, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.114 253.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#99b9e8',
500: '#659cde',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #659cde; $custom-light: #99b9e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#659cde",
"rgb": {
"r": 101,
"g": 156,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.727,
"s": 64.706,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68229,
"c": 0.11428,
"h": 253.8
},
"luminance": 0.31818
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#659CDE
secondary
#E5D1BA
accent
#7B19CD
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F6FC
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0E1116
muted
#7E8084