#686C84#686C84

#686C84 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.038 H 277.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686C84
RGB	rgb(104, 108, 132)
HSL	hsl(231, 12%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(231, 21%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.2%, 18.2%, 0%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.09, 3.99, -13.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.09, 14.30, 286.18°)
OKLab	oklab(53.67% 0.005 -0.0375)
OKLCH	oklch(53.67% 0.038 277.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.2353, 15.3338, 23.9824)
Luminance	0.1533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686C84 #848068

analogous

#687A84 #686C84 #726884

triadic

#686C84 #84686C #6C8468

tetradic

#686C84 #84687A #848068 #688472

square

#686C84 #84687A #848068 #688472

split-complementary

#686C84 #847268 #7A8468

monochromatic

#323440 #4D5062 #686C84 #888CA1 #AAADBC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#686C84 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#686C84 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686C84

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686C84	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686C84	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666E85

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646C83

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#627074

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686c84;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 108, 132);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.038 277.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9396a7',
    500: '#686c84',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686c84;
$custom-light: #9396a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686c84",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 132
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.429,
    "s": 11.864,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53668,
    "c": 0.03781,
    "h": 277.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15334
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686C84

secondary

#ABA99C

accent

#AB73B5

background

#F9F9FA

surface

#F1F1F4

border

#CBCBCE

text

#0D0D0F

muted

#7E7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #686C84

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

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