#686072#686072

#686072 is a mid, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.030 H 305.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686072
RGB	rgb(104, 96, 114)
HSL	hsl(267, 9%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(267, 16%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.8%, 15.8%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.04, 6.98, -8.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.04, 11.39, 307.84°)
OKLab	oklab(50.3% 0.0173 -0.0242)
OKLCH	oklch(50.3% 0.03 305.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.9285, 12.5237, 17.6525)
Luminance	0.1252 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686072 #6A7260

analogous

#606172 #686072 #716072

triadic

#686072 #726860 #607268

tetradic

#686072 #726061 #6A7260 #607271

square

#686072 #726061 #6A7260 #607271

split-complementary

#686072 #727160 #617260

monochromatic

#2B2830 #4A4451 #686072 #867D92 #A59FAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#686072 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#686072 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686072

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686072	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686072	1.00	5.99	3.50	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D6373

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6371

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#676266

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686072;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 96, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.030 305.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#938d9a',
    500: '#686072',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686072;
$custom-light: #938d9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686072",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.667,
    "s": 8.571,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50296,
    "c": 0.02975,
    "h": 305.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12524
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686072

secondary

#989D91

accent

#B27697

background

#F9F8F9

surface

#F1F0F2

border

#CBCBCC

text

#0D0C0E

muted

#7E7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #686072

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

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