#685AA5#685AA5

#685AA5 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.116 H 290.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#685AA5
RGB	rgb(104, 90, 165)
HSL	hsl(251, 29%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(251, 45%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(37%, 45.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.72, 23.86, -38.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.72, 45.40, 301.70°)
OKLab	oklab(51.57% 0.0403 -0.1088)
OKLCH	oklch(51.57% 0.116 290.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.1548, 12.9716, 37.2426)
Luminance	0.1297 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#685AA5 #97A55A

analogous

#5A71A5 #685AA5 #8E5AA5

triadic

#685AA5 #A5685A #5AA568

tetradic

#685AA5 #A55A71 #97A55A #5AA58E

square

#685AA5 #A55A71 #97A55A #5AA58E

split-complementary

#685AA5 #A58E5A #71A55A

monochromatic

#362F56 #4F447D #685AA5 #8C82BB #B0A9D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#685AA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#685AA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #685AA5

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##685AA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##685AA5	1.00	5.84	3.59	5.84
#FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4066A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4163A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#586977

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #685aa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 90, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.116 290.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9689c0',
    500: '#685aa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #685aa5;
$custom-light: #9689c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#685aa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.2,
    "s": 29.412,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51573,
    "c": 0.11606,
    "h": 290.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12972
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#685AA5

secondary

#B8BE9D

accent

#C662B3

background

#F9F8FB

surface

#F2F0F7

border

#CCCBD0

text

#0E0B12

muted

#7E7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #685AA5

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

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