#685A9D#685A9D

#685A9D is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.104 H 291.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#685A9D
RGB	rgb(104, 90, 157)
HSL	hsl(253, 27%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(253, 43%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.8%, 42.7%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.29, 21.62, -34.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.29, 40.76, 302.03°)
OKLab	oklab(51.11% 0.0389 -0.097)
OKLCH	oklch(51.11% 0.104 291.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.4493, 12.6894, 33.5271)
Luminance	0.1269 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#685A9D #8F9D5A

analogous

#5A6D9D #685A9D #895A9D

triadic

#685A9D #9D685A #5A9D68

tetradic

#685A9D #9D5A6D #8F9D5A #5A9D89

square

#685A9D #9D5A6D #8F9D5A #5A9D89

split-complementary

#685A9D #9D895A #6D9D5A

monochromatic

#342D4F #4E4476 #685A9D #8A7FB5 #AEA6CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#685A9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#685A9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #685A9D

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##685A9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##685A9D	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4565A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#46639B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B6674

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #685a9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 90, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.104 291.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9588ba',
    500: '#685a9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #685a9d;
$custom-light: #9588ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#685a9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.537,
    "s": 27.126,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51109,
    "c": 0.10449,
    "h": 291.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1269
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#685A9D

secondary

#B3BA99

accent

#C364B0

background

#F9F8FB

surface

#F2F0F6

border

#CCCBD0

text

#0D0B11

muted

#7E7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #685A9D

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

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