#685C8F#685C8F

#685C8F is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.081 H 294.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#685C8F
RGB	rgb(104, 92, 143)
HSL	hsl(254, 22%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(254, 36%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 35.7%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.12, 16.59, -26.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.12, 31.20, 302.11°)
OKLab	oklab(50.75% 0.0329 -0.0734)
OKLCH	oklch(50.75% 0.081 294.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.4928, 12.5803, 27.6460)
Luminance	0.1258 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#685C8F #838F5C

analogous

#5C698F #685C8F #815C8F

triadic

#685C8F #8F685C #5C8F68

tetradic

#685C8F #8F5C69 #838F5C #5C8F81

square

#685C8F #8F5C69 #838F5C #5C8F81

split-complementary

#685C8F #8F815C #698F5C

monochromatic

#322C45 #4D446A #685C8F #887DAB #AAA2C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#685C8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#685C8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #685C8F

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##685C8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##685C8F	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F6491

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#50638E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#60656F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #685c8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 92, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.081 294.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#948ab0',
    500: '#685c8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #685c8f;
$custom-light: #948ab0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#685c8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.118,
    "s": 21.702,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50754,
    "c": 0.0805,
    "h": 294.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12581
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#685C8F

secondary

#ABB195

accent

#BE6AAA

background

#F9F8FA

surface

#F1F0F4

border

#CBCBCE

text

#0D0B10

muted

#7E7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #685C8F

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

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