#685E7E#685E7E

#685E7E is a mid, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.051 H 298.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#685E7E
RGB	rgb(104, 94, 126)
HSL	hsl(259, 15%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(259, 25%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.5%, 25.4%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.93, 11.03, -16.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.93, 19.81, 303.83°)
OKLab	oklab(50.36% 0.0248 -0.045)
OKLCH	oklch(50.36% 0.051 298.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.4767, 12.4548, 21.4286)
Luminance	0.1245 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#685E7E #747E5E

analogous

#5E647E #685E7E #785E7E

triadic

#685E7E #7E685E #5E7E68

tetradic

#685E7E #7E5E64 #747E5E #5E7E78

square

#685E7E #7E5E64 #747E5E #5E7E78

split-complementary

#685E7E #7E785E #647E5E

monochromatic

#2E2A38 #4B445B #685E7E #867C9D #A79FB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#685E7E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#685E7E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #685E7E

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##685E7E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##685E7E	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#57637F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#59637D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#646369

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #685e7e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 94, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.051 298.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#938ba3',
    500: '#685e7e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #685e7e;
$custom-light: #938ba3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#685e7e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.75,
    "s": 14.545,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50363,
    "c": 0.05141,
    "h": 298.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12455
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#685E7E

secondary

#A0A692

accent

#B770A1

background

#F9F8FA

surface

#F1F0F3

border

#CBCBCD

text

#0D0C0F

muted

#7E7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #685E7E

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

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