#685F8A#685F8A

#685F8A is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.068 H 293.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#685F8A
RGB	rgb(104, 95, 138)
HSL	hsl(253, 18%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(253, 31%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 31.2%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.71, 13.43, -22.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.71, 26.22, 300.81°)
OKLab	oklab(51.13% 0.027 -0.0622)
OKLCH	oklch(51.13% 0.068 293.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.3875, 12.9623, 25.7838)
Luminance	0.1296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#685F8A #818A5F

analogous

#5F6B8A #685F8A #7D5F8A

triadic

#685F8A #8A685F #5F8A68

tetradic

#685F8A #8A5F6B #818A5F #5F8A7D

square

#685F8A #8A5F6B #818A5F #5F8A7D

split-complementary

#685F8A #8A7D5F #6B8A5F

monochromatic

#312D42 #4D4666 #685F8A #887FA7 #A9A3C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#685F8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#685F8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #685F8A

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##685F8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##685F8A	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#54658C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556489

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#61666E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #685f8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 95, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.068 293.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#948cac',
    500: '#685f8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #685f8a;
$custom-light: #948cac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#685f8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.558,
    "s": 18.455,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51127,
    "c": 0.06784,
    "h": 293.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12962
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#685F8A

secondary

#A9AE96

accent

#BB6DAB

background

#F9F8FA

surface

#F1F0F4

border

#CBCBCE

text

#0D0C10

muted

#7E7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #685F8A

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

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