#686C88#686C88

#686C88 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.044 H 278.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686C88
RGB	rgb(104, 108, 136)
HSL	hsl(233, 13%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(233, 24%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.5%, 20.6%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.24, 4.99, -15.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.24, 16.66, 287.42°)
OKLab	oklab(53.84% 0.0065 -0.0435)
OKLCH	oklch(53.84% 0.044 278.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.5143, 15.4454, 25.4517)
Luminance	0.1545 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686C88 #888468

analogous

#687C88 #686C88 #746888

triadic

#686C88 #88686C #6C8868

tetradic

#686C88 #88687C #888468 #688874

square

#686C88 #88687C #888468 #688874

split-complementary

#686C88 #887468 #7C8868

monochromatic

#333543 #4D5065 #686C88 #898CA5 #ABAEBF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#686C88 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#686C88 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686C88

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686C88	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686C88	1.00	5.14	4.09	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646F89

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#636C87

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#617175

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686c88;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 108, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.044 278.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9396aa',
    500: '#686c88',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686c88;
$custom-light: #9396aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686c88",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.5,
    "s": 13.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53835,
    "c": 0.04401,
    "h": 278.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686C88

secondary

#AEAC9E

accent

#AE72B6

background

#F9F9FA

surface

#F1F1F4

border

#CBCBCE

text

#0D0D10

muted

#7E7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #686C88

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

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