#685C7A#685C7A
#685C7A is a mid, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.049 H 302.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #685C7A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(104, 92, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 14%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 25%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.8%, 24.6%, 0%, 52.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.22, 11.29, -15.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.22, 18.86, 306.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.76% 0.0267 -0.0412) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.76% 0.049 302.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.0482, 12.0025, 20.0379) |
| Luminance | 0.1200 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purplish Grey
#7A687F
ΔE00 5.97
Dusty Purple
#825F87
ΔE00 7.70
Muted Purple
#805B87
ΔE00 7.79
Grey Purple
#826D8C
ΔE00 7.90
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 8.86
Dull Purple
#84597E
ΔE00 8.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#685C7A #6E7A5C
analogous
#5C5F7A #685C7A #775C7A
triadic
#685C7A #7A685C #5C7A68
tetradic
#685C7A #7A5C5F #6E7A5C #5C7A77
square
#685C7A #7A5C5F #6E7A5C #5C7A77
split-complementary
#685C7A #7A775C #5F7A5C
monochromatic
#2D2734 #4A4257 #685C7A #86799A #A69CB4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.18
#685C7A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.40
#685C7A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #685C7A
6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##685C7A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##685C7A | 1.00 | 6.18 | 3.40 | 6.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#56617B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#586179
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#656066
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #685c7a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 92, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.049 302.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#938aa0',
500: '#685c7a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #685c7a; $custom-light: #938aa0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#685c7a",
"rgb": {
"r": 104,
"g": 92,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264,
"s": 14.019,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49762,
"c": 0.04909,
"h": 302.9
},
"luminance": 0.12002
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#685C7A
secondary
#9BA38F
accent
#B7719B
background
#F9F8F9
surface
#F1F0F2
border
#CBCBCC
text
#0D0B0E
muted
#7E7C7E