#685B8A#685B8A

#685B8A is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.075 H 296.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#685B8A
RGB	rgb(104, 91, 138)
HSL	hsl(257, 21%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(257, 34%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 34.1%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.63, 15.90, -24.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.63, 28.95, 303.31°)
OKLab	oklab(50.3% 0.0332 -0.067)
OKLCH	oklch(50.3% 0.075 296.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.0364, 12.2601, 25.6668)
Luminance	0.1226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#685B8A #7D8A5B

analogous

#5B658A #685B8A #805B8A

triadic

#685B8A #8A685B #5B8A68

tetradic

#685B8A #8A5B65 #7D8A5B #5B8A80

square

#685B8A #8A5B65 #7D8A5B #5B8A80

split-complementary

#685B8A #8A805B #658A5B

monochromatic

#302A40 #4C4365 #685B8A #877BA8 #A89FC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#685B8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#685B8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #685B8A

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##685B8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##685B8A	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F628C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516289

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#61636C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #685b8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 91, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.075 296.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9489ac',
    500: '#685b8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #685b8a;
$custom-light: #9489ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#685b8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.596,
    "s": 20.524,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50298,
    "c": 0.07476,
    "h": 296.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1226
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#685B8A

secondary

#A6AE93

accent

#BD6BA6

background

#F9F8FA

surface

#F1F0F4

border

#CBCBCE

text

#0D0B10

muted

#7E7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #685B8A

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

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