#686478#686478

#686478 is a mid, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.032 H 294.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686478
RGB	rgb(104, 100, 120)
HSL	hsl(252, 9%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(252, 17%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.3%, 16.7%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.38, 5.93, -10.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.38, 12.16, 299.18°)
OKLab	oklab(51.41% 0.0131 -0.0287)
OKLCH	oklch(51.41% 0.032 294.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.6556, 13.4134, 19.6353)
Luminance	0.1341 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686478 #747864

analogous

#646A78 #686478 #726478

triadic

#686478 #786864 #647868

tetradic

#686478 #78646A #747864 #647872

square

#686478 #78646A #747864 #647872

split-complementary

#686478 #787264 #6A7864

monochromatic

#2E2C35 #4B4857 #686478 #868297 #A7A4B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#686478 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#686478 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686478

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686478	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686478	1.00	5.70	3.68	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606779

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#606677

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#65676B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686478;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 100, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.032 294.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#93909f',
    500: '#686478',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686478;
$custom-light: #93909f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686478",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252,
    "s": 9.091,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51412,
    "c": 0.03158,
    "h": 294.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13413
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686478

secondary

#A0A296

accent

#B276A6

background

#F9F8F9

surface

#F1F0F2

border

#CBCBCC

text

#0D0C0E

muted

#7E7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #686478

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

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