#686997#686997

#686997 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.072 H 282.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686997
RGB	rgb(104, 105, 151)
HSL	hsl(239, 18%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(239, 31%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 30.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.02, 10.74, -25.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.02, 27.35, 293.12°)
OKLab	oklab(53.86% 0.0158 -0.0698)
OKLCH	oklch(53.86% 0.072 282.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.3449, 15.2801, 31.3603)
Luminance	0.1528 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686997 #979668

analogous

#688197 #686997 #7E6897

triadic

#686997 #976869 #699768

tetradic

#686997 #976881 #979668 #68977E

square

#686997 #976881 #979668 #68977E

split-complementary

#686997 #977E68 #819768

monochromatic

#36374F #4F5073 #686997 #8C8DB0 #B0B1C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#686997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#686997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686997

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686997	1.00	5.18	4.06	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6F99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6B96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C7179

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 105, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.072 282.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9493b5',
    500: '#686997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686997;
$custom-light: #9493b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.723,
    "s": 18.431,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53865,
    "c": 0.07159,
    "h": 282.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15281
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686997

secondary

#B8B7A3

accent

#B96DBB

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F1F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0D0D11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #686997

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

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