#686A99#686A99

#686A99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.073 H 281.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686A99
RGB	rgb(104, 106, 153)
HSL	hsl(238, 19%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(238, 32%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 30.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.38, 10.67, -25.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.38, 27.90, 292.49°)
OKLab	oklab(54.18% 0.0149 -0.0716)
OKLCH	oklch(54.18% 0.073 281.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.6112, 15.5506, 32.2572)
Luminance	0.1555 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686A99 #999768

analogous

#688299 #686A99 #7E6899

triadic

#686A99 #99686A #6A9968

tetradic

#686A99 #996882 #999768 #68997E

square

#686A99 #996882 #999768 #68997E

split-complementary

#686A99 #997E68 #829968

monochromatic

#363750 #4F5075 #686A99 #8D8EB2 #B1B2CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#686A99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#686A99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686A99

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686A99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686A99	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C709B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6C98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B737B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686a99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 106, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.073 281.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9494b7',
    500: '#686a99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686a99;
$custom-light: #9494b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686a99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.551,
    "s": 19.368,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54175,
    "c": 0.07314,
    "h": 281.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15551
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686A99

secondary

#B9B8A3

accent

#B96CBC

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F1F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0D0D11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #686A99

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

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