#685E95#685E95

#685E95 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.086 H 291.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#685E95
RGB	rgb(104, 94, 149)
HSL	hsl(251, 23%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(251, 37%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.2%, 36.9%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.94, 16.96, -28.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.94, 33.38, 300.53°)
OKLab	oklab(51.47% 0.0314 -0.0802)
OKLCH	oklch(51.47% 0.086 291.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.1351, 13.1181, 30.1626)
Luminance	0.1312 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#685E95 #8B955E

analogous

#5E6F95 #685E95 #835E95

triadic

#685E95 #95685E #5E9568

tetradic

#685E95 #955E6F #8B955E #5E9583

square

#685E95 #955E6F #8B955E #5E9583

split-complementary

#685E95 #95835E #6F955E

monochromatic

#342F4A #4E466F #685E95 #8981AF #ACA6C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#685E95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#685E95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #685E95

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##685E95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##685E95	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F6697

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6494

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E6872

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #685e95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 94, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.086 291.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#948bb4',
    500: '#685e95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #685e95;
$custom-light: #948bb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#685e95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.909,
    "s": 22.634,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51472,
    "c": 0.08611,
    "h": 291.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13118
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#685E95

secondary

#B0B59A

accent

#BF69AF

background

#F9F8FB

surface

#F2F0F6

border

#CCCBD0

text

#0D0C11

muted

#7E7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #685E95

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

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