#685E8D#685E8D

#685E8D is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.074 H 293.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#685E8D
RGB	rgb(104, 94, 141)
HSL	hsl(253, 20%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(253, 33%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.2%, 33.3%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.57, 14.82, -24.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.57, 28.67, 301.14°)
OKLab	oklab(51.07% 0.0294 -0.068)
OKLCH	oklch(51.07% 0.074 293.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.5182, 12.8714, 26.9137)
Luminance	0.1287 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#685E8D #838D5E

analogous

#5E6B8D #685E8D #7F5E8D

triadic

#685E8D #8D685E #5E8D68

tetradic

#685E8D #8D5E6B #838D5E #5E8D7F

square

#685E8D #8D5E6B #838D5E #5E8D7F

split-complementary

#685E8D #8D7F5E #6B8D5E

monochromatic

#322D44 #4D4668 #685E8D #887FA9 #AAA3C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#685E8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#685E8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #685E8D

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##685E8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##685E8D	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#52658F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#53648C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#60666F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #685e8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 94, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.074 293.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#948bae',
    500: '#685e8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #685e8d;
$custom-light: #948bae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#685e8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.766,
    "s": 20,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51065,
    "c": 0.07408,
    "h": 293.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12872
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#685E8D

secondary

#ABB097

accent

#BD6BAB

background

#F9F8FA

surface

#F1F0F4

border

#CBCBCE

text

#0D0C10

muted

#7E7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #685E8D

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

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