#685E87#685E87

#685E87 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.065 H 295.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#685E87
RGB	rgb(104, 94, 135)
HSL	hsl(255, 18%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(255, 30%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(23%, 30.4%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.30, 13.27, -21.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.30, 25.12, 301.89°)
OKLab	oklab(50.77% 0.0277 -0.0588)
OKLCH	oklch(50.77% 0.065 295.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.0838, 12.6976, 24.6259)
Luminance	0.1270 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#685E87 #7D875E

analogous

#5E6987 #685E87 #7D5E87

triadic

#685E87 #87685E #5E8768

tetradic

#685E87 #875E69 #7D875E #5E877D

square

#685E87 #875E69 #7D875E #5E877D

split-complementary

#685E87 #877D5E #69875E

monochromatic

#302C3F #4C4563 #685E87 #877DA5 #A8A2BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#685E87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#685E87 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #685E87

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##685E87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##685E87	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#546489

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566386

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#62656D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #685e87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 94, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.065 295.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#948baa',
    500: '#685e87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #685e87;
$custom-light: #948baa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#685e87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.634,
    "s": 17.904,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50774,
    "c": 0.06502,
    "h": 295.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12698
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#685E87

secondary

#A6AC95

accent

#BB6DA8

background

#F9F8FA

surface

#F1F0F4

border

#CBCBCE

text

#0D0C10

muted

#7E7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #685E87

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

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