#685C6C#685C6C

#685C6C is a mid, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.029 H 317.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#685C6C
RGB	rgb(104, 92, 108)
HSL	hsl(285, 8%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(285, 15%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.7%, 14.8%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.70, 8.10, -7.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.70, 10.92, 317.89°)
OKLab	oklab(49.19% 0.0215 -0.0196)
OKLCH	oklch(49.19% 0.029 317.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.2424, 11.6802, 15.7940)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#685C6C #606C5C

analogous

#605C6C #685C6C #6C5C68

triadic

#685C6C #6C685C #5C6C68

tetradic

#685C6C #6C605C #606C5C #5C686C

square

#685C6C #6C605C #606C5C #5C686C

split-complementary

#685C6C #686C5C #5C6C60

monochromatic

#28242A #48404B #685C6C #88798D #A59AA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#685C6C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#685C6C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #685C6C

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##685C6C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##685C6C	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5F6D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D606B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#685E61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #685c6c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 92, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.029 317.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#938a96',
    500: '#685c6c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #685c6c;
$custom-light: #938a96;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#685c6c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 8,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49191,
    "c": 0.02914,
    "h": 317.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1168
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#685C6C

secondary

#8F988C

accent

#B17785

background

#F9F8F9

surface

#F1F0F1

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0D0B0D

muted

#7E7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #685C6C

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

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