#685AA4#685AA4

#685AA4 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.115 H 290.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#685AA4
RGB	rgb(104, 90, 164)
HSL	hsl(251, 29%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(251, 45%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.6%, 45.1%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.67, 23.58, -38.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.67, 44.82, 301.73°)
OKLab	oklab(51.51% 0.0401 -0.1074)
OKLCH	oklch(51.51% 0.115 290.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.0641, 12.9353, 36.7652)
Luminance	0.1294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#685AA4 #96A45A

analogous

#5A71A4 #685AA4 #8D5AA4

triadic

#685AA4 #A4685A #5AA468

tetradic

#685AA4 #A45A71 #96A45A #5AA48D

square

#685AA4 #A45A71 #96A45A #5AA48D

split-complementary

#685AA4 #A48D5A #71A45A

monochromatic

#362F55 #4F447C #685AA4 #8C81BA #B0A9D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#685AA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#685AA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #685AA4

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##685AA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##685AA4	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4166A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4263A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#596877

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #685aa4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 90, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.115 290.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9688bf',
    500: '#685aa4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #685aa4;
$custom-light: #9688bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#685aa4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.351,
    "s": 29.134,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51514,
    "c": 0.11462,
    "h": 290.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12936
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#685AA4

secondary

#B7BE9C

accent

#C562B3

background

#F9F8FB

surface

#F2F0F7

border

#CCCBD0

text

#0E0B12

muted

#7E7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #685AA4

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

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