#685B95#685B95

#685B95 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.091 H 293.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#685B95
RGB	rgb(104, 91, 149)
HSL	hsl(253, 24%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(253, 39%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.2%, 38.9%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.15, 18.81, -30.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.15, 35.41, 302.09°)
OKLab	oklab(50.87% 0.0359 -0.0837)
OKLCH	oklch(50.87% 0.091 293.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.8735, 12.5949, 30.0754)
Luminance	0.1260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#685B95 #88955B

analogous

#5B6B95 #685B95 #855B95

triadic

#685B95 #95685B #5B9568

tetradic

#685B95 #955B6B #88955B #5B9585

square

#685B95 #955B6B #88955B #5B9585

split-complementary

#685B95 #95855B #6B955B

monochromatic

#332D49 #4D446F #685B95 #897DB0 #ABA3C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#685B95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#685B95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #685B95

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##685B95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##685B95	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B6497

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6294

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E6571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #685b95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 91, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.091 293.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9489b4',
    500: '#685b95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #685b95;
$custom-light: #9489b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#685b95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.448,
    "s": 24.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50866,
    "c": 0.0911,
    "h": 293.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12595
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#685B95

secondary

#AEB597

accent

#C167AD

background

#F9F8FB

surface

#F2F0F6

border

#CCCBD0

text

#0D0B11

muted

#7E7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #685B95

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

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