#685AA6#685AA6

#685AA6 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.117 H 290.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#685AA6
RGB	rgb(104, 90, 166)
HSL	hsl(251, 30%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(251, 46%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.3%, 45.8%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.78, 24.14, -39.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.78, 45.98, 301.67°)
OKLab	oklab(51.63% 0.0404 -0.1103)
OKLCH	oklch(51.63% 0.118 290.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.2462, 13.0081, 37.7238)
Luminance	0.1301 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#685AA6 #98A65A

analogous

#5A72A6 #685AA6 #8E5AA6

triadic

#685AA6 #A6685A #5AA668

tetradic

#685AA6 #A65A72 #98A65A #5AA68E

square

#685AA6 #A65A72 #98A65A #5AA68E

split-complementary

#685AA6 #A68E5A #72A65A

monochromatic

#362F57 #4F447F #685AA6 #8C82BB #B1AAD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#685AA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#685AA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #685AA6

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##685AA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##685AA6	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4066A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4063A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#586978

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #685aa6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 90, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.117 290.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9689c1',
    500: '#685aa6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #685aa6;
$custom-light: #9689c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#685aa6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.053,
    "s": 29.921,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51633,
    "c": 0.1175,
    "h": 290.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#685AA6

secondary

#B9BF9D

accent

#C662B4

background

#F9F8FB

surface

#F2F0F7

border

#CCCBD0

text

#0E0B12

muted

#7E7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #685AA6

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

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