#685D99#685D99

#685D99 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.094 H 291.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#685D99
RGB	rgb(104, 93, 153)
HSL	hsl(251, 24%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(251, 39%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 39.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.87, 18.66, -31.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.87, 36.40, 300.84°)
OKLab	oklab(51.48% 0.0338 -0.0874)
OKLCH	oklch(51.48% 0.094 291.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.3716, 13.0714, 31.8440)
Luminance	0.1307 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#685D99 #8E995D

analogous

#5D7099 #685D99 #865D99

triadic

#685D99 #99685D #5D9968

tetradic

#685D99 #995D70 #8E995D #5D9986

square

#685D99 #995D70 #8E995D #5D9986

split-complementary

#685D99 #99865D #70995D

monochromatic

#342F4D #4E4673 #685D99 #8A81B2 #ADA7C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#685D99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#685D99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #685D99

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##685D99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##685D99	1.00	5.81	3.61	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B669B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6497

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D6874

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #685d99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 93, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.094 291.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#958bb7',
    500: '#685d99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #685d99;
$custom-light: #958bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#685d99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251,
    "s": 24.39,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51482,
    "c": 0.09371,
    "h": 291.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13072
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#685D99

secondary

#B2B89A

accent

#C167B0

background

#F9F8FB

surface

#F2F0F6

border

#CCCBD0

text

#0D0C11

muted

#7E7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #685D99

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

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