#685AA3#685AA3

#685AA3 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.113 H 290.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#685AA3
RGB	rgb(104, 90, 163)
HSL	hsl(252, 29%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(252, 45%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.2%, 44.8%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.61, 23.29, -37.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.61, 44.24, 301.77°)
OKLab	oklab(51.46% 0.04 -0.1059)
OKLCH	oklch(51.46% 0.113 290.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.9742, 12.8993, 36.2914)
Luminance	0.1290 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#685AA3 #95A35A

analogous

#5A71A3 #685AA3 #8D5AA3

triadic

#685AA3 #A3685A #5AA368

tetradic

#685AA3 #A35A71 #95A35A #5AA38D

square

#685AA3 #A35A71 #95A35A #5AA38D

split-complementary

#685AA3 #A38D5A #71A35A

monochromatic

#362E54 #4F447C #685AA3 #8C81B9 #B0A8CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#685AA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#685AA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #685AA3

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##685AA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##685AA3	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4166A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4363A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#596876

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #685aa3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 90, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.113 290.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9688be',
    500: '#685aa3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #685aa3;
$custom-light: #9688be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#685aa3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.507,
    "s": 28.854,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51455,
    "c": 0.11318,
    "h": 290.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.129
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#685AA3

secondary

#B7BD9C

accent

#C563B2

background

#F9F8FB

surface

#F2F0F7

border

#CCCBD0

text

#0D0B12

muted

#7E7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #685AA3

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

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