#685C97#685C97

#685C97 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.092 H 292.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#685C97
RGB	rgb(104, 92, 151)
HSL	hsl(252, 24%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(252, 39%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 39.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.51, 18.73, -30.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.51, 35.90, 301.45°)
OKLab	oklab(51.17% 0.0348 -0.0856)
OKLCH	oklch(51.17% 0.092 292.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.1206, 12.8314, 30.9522)
Luminance	0.1283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#685C97 #8B975C

analogous

#5C6E97 #685C97 #855C97

triadic

#685C97 #97685C #5C9768

tetradic

#685C97 #975C6E #8B975C #5C9785

square

#685C97 #975C6E #8B975C #5C9785

split-complementary

#685C97 #97855C #6E975C

monochromatic

#342E4B #4E4571 #685C97 #897FB1 #ACA5C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#685C97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#685C97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #685C97

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##685C97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##685C97	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B6599

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6396

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D6772

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #685c97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 92, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.092 292.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#958ab6',
    500: '#685c97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #685c97;
$custom-light: #958ab6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#685c97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.203,
    "s": 24.28,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51174,
    "c": 0.09239,
    "h": 292.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12832
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#685C97

secondary

#B0B699

accent

#C167AE

background

#F9F8FB

surface

#F2F0F6

border

#CCCBD0

text

#0D0B11

muted

#7E7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #685C97

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

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