#686C7C#686C7C

#686C7C is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.025 H 274.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686C7C
RGB	rgb(104, 108, 124)
HSL	hsl(228, 9%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(228, 16%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.1%, 12.9%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.80, 2.05, -9.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.80, 9.60, 282.33°)
OKLab	oklab(53.35% 0.002 -0.0254)
OKLCH	oklch(53.35% 0.025 274.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.7087, 15.1232, 21.2090)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686C7C #7C7868

analogous

#68767C #686C7C #6E687C

triadic

#686C7C #7C686C #6C7C68

tetradic

#686C7C #7C6876 #7C7868 #687C6E

square

#686C7C #7C6876 #7C7868 #687C6E

split-complementary

#686C7C #7C6E68 #767C68

monochromatic

#303239 #4C4F5B #686C7C #878B9A #A8ABB6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#686C7C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#686C7C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686C7C

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686C7C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686C7C	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686D7D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#666C7C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#646F71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686c7c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 108, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.025 274.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9396a1',
    500: '#686c7c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686c7c;
$custom-light: #9396a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686c7c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228,
    "s": 8.772,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5335,
    "c": 0.02547,
    "h": 274.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686C7C

secondary

#A6A39A

accent

#A676B2

background

#F9F9F9

surface

#F1F1F2

border

#CBCBCC

text

#0D0D0F

muted

#7E7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #686C7C

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

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