#685B99#685B99

#685B99 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.097 H 292.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#685B99
RGB	rgb(104, 91, 153)
HSL	hsl(253, 25%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(253, 41%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 40.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.35, 19.90, -32.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.35, 37.75, 301.81°)
OKLab	oklab(51.08% 0.0367 -0.0898)
OKLCH	oklch(51.08% 0.097 292.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.1983, 12.7248, 31.7862)
Luminance	0.1273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#685B99 #8C995B

analogous

#5B6D99 #685B99 #875B99

triadic

#685B99 #99685B #5B9968

tetradic

#685B99 #995B6D #8C995B #5B9987

square

#685B99 #995B6D #8C995B #5B9987

split-complementary

#685B99 #99875B #6D995B

monochromatic

#342D4C #4E4473 #685B99 #897FB3 #ADA5C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#685B99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#685B99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #685B99

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##685B99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##685B99	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49659B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6397

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D6672

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #685b99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 91, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.097 292.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9589b7',
    500: '#685b99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #685b99;
$custom-light: #9589b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#685b99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.581,
    "s": 25.41,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51083,
    "c": 0.097,
    "h": 292.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12725
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#685B99

secondary

#B1B798

accent

#C266AF

background

#F9F8FB

surface

#F2F0F6

border

#CCCBD0

text

#0D0B11

muted

#7E7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #685B99

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

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