#685BA2#685BA2

#685BA2 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.110 H 290.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#685BA2
RGB	rgb(104, 91, 162)
HSL	hsl(251, 28%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(251, 44%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.8%, 43.8%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.81, 22.40, -36.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.81, 42.99, 301.39°)
OKLab	oklab(51.59% 0.0384 -0.1032)
OKLCH	oklch(51.59% 0.11 290.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.9699, 13.0335, 35.8497)
Luminance	0.1303 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#685BA2 #95A25B

analogous

#5B72A2 #685BA2 #8C5BA2

triadic

#685BA2 #A2685B #5BA268

tetradic

#685BA2 #A25B72 #95A25B #5BA28C

square

#685BA2 #A25B72 #95A25B #5BA28C

split-complementary

#685BA2 #A28C5B #72A25B

monochromatic

#362F54 #4F457B #685BA2 #8C82B9 #B0A9CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.82

#685BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#685BA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #685BA2

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##685BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##685BA2	1.00	5.82	3.61	5.82
#FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4466A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4464A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A6976

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #685ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 91, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.110 290.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9589be',
    500: '#685ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #685ba2;
$custom-light: #9589be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#685ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.986,
    "s": 28.063,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51591,
    "c": 0.11013,
    "h": 290.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13034
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#685BA2

secondary

#B7BD9C

accent

#C463B3

background

#F9F8FB

surface

#F2F0F7

border

#CCCBD0

text

#0D0B12

muted

#7E7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #685BA2

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

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