#685B96#685B96

#685B96 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.093 H 292.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#685B96
RGB	rgb(104, 91, 150)
HSL	hsl(253, 24%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(253, 39%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 39.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.20, 19.08, -30.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.20, 35.99, 302.01°)
OKLab	oklab(50.92% 0.0361 -0.0853)
OKLCH	oklch(50.92% 0.093 292.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.9537, 12.6270, 30.4977)
Luminance	0.1263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#685B96 #89965B

analogous

#5B6C96 #685B96 #855B96

triadic

#685B96 #96685B #5B9668

tetradic

#685B96 #965B6C #89965B #5B9685

square

#685B96 #965B6C #89965B #5B9685

split-complementary

#685B96 #96855B #6C965B

monochromatic

#332D4A #4E4470 #685B96 #897EB1 #ACA4C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#685B96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#685B96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #685B96

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##685B96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##685B96	1.00	5.96	3.53	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A6498

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6395

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E6671

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #685b96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 91, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.093 292.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9589b5',
    500: '#685b96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #685b96;
$custom-light: #9589b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#685b96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.22,
    "s": 24.481,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5092,
    "c": 0.09258,
    "h": 292.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#685B96

secondary

#AFB697

accent

#C167AD

background

#F9F8FB

surface

#F2F0F6

border

#CCCBD0

text

#0D0B11

muted

#7E7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #685B96

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

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