#686B95#686B95

#686B95 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.066 H 280.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686B95
RGB	rgb(104, 107, 149)
HSL	hsl(236, 18%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(236, 30%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.2%, 28.2%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.48, 8.98, -23.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.48, 24.92, 291.12°)
OKLab	oklab(54.2% 0.0123 -0.0644)
OKLCH	oklch(54.2% 0.066 280.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.3900, 15.6279, 30.5809)
Luminance	0.1563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686B95 #959268

analogous

#688295 #686B95 #7C6895

triadic

#686B95 #95686B #6B9568

tetradic

#686B95 #956882 #959268 #68957C

square

#686B95 #956882 #959268 #68957C

split-complementary

#686B95 #957C68 #829568

monochromatic

#36374D #4F5171 #686B95 #8C8EAF #B0B1C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#686B95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#686B95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686B95

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686B95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686B95	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F7097

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D6D94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D737A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686b95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 107, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.066 280.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9495b4',
    500: '#686b95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686b95;
$custom-light: #9495b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686b95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236,
    "s": 17.787,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54198,
    "c": 0.06553,
    "h": 280.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15628
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686B95

secondary

#B7B5A2

accent

#B56DBA

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F1F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0D0D11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #686B95

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

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