#659DB2#659DB2

#659DB2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.066 H 223.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#659DB2
RGB	rgb(101, 157, 178)
HSL	hsl(196, 33%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(196, 43%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.3%, 11.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.73, -12.76, -16.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.73, 21.00, 232.56°)
OKLab	oklab(66.51% -0.048 -0.046)
OKLCH	oklch(66.51% 0.066 223.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.4568, 30.0932, 46.5780)
Luminance	0.3009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#659DB2 #B27A65

analogous

#65B2A1 #659DB2 #6577B2

triadic

#659DB2 #B2659D #9DB265

tetradic

#659DB2 #A165B2 #B27A65 #77B265

square

#659DB2 #A165B2 #B27A65 #77B265

split-complementary

#659DB2 #B26577 #B2A165

monochromatic

#345A68 #497D91 #659DB2 #8EB7C6 #B7D1DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.99

#659DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.02

#659DB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #659DB2

7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##659DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##659DB2	1.00	2.99	7.02	7.02
#FFFFFF	2.99	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#919AB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8691B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#44A4A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#959595

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #659db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 157, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.066 223.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#95bac9',
    500: '#659db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #659db2;
$custom-light: #95bac9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#659db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.364,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66505,
    "c": 0.06647,
    "h": 223.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.30095
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#659DB2

secondary

#CAB2A9

accent

#7C5EC9

background

#F9FBFC

surface

#F2F6F8

border

#CCD0D1

text

#0D1113

muted

#7E8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #659DB2

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

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