#686CA2#686CA2

#686CA2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.084 H 280.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686CA2
RGB	rgb(104, 108, 162)
HSL	hsl(236, 24%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(236, 36%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.8%, 33.3%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.33, 11.95, -29.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.33, 31.92, 291.98°)
OKLab	oklab(55.05% 0.0146 -0.0826)
OKLCH	oklch(55.05% 0.084 280)
XYZ	xyz(17.5912, 16.2762, 36.3902)
Luminance	0.1628 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686CA2 #A29E68

analogous

#6889A2 #686CA2 #8168A2

triadic

#686CA2 #A2686C #6CA268

tetradic

#686CA2 #A26889 #A29E68 #68A281

square

#686CA2 #A26889 #A29E68 #68A281

split-complementary

#686CA2 #A28168 #89A268

monochromatic

#373959 #4E517F #686CA2 #8E91B9 #B4B6D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#686CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#686CA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686CA2

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686CA2	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B72A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586EA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#587680

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 108, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.084 280.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9596bd',
    500: '#686ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686ca2;
$custom-light: #9596bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.862,
    "s": 23.77,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55046,
    "c": 0.08388,
    "h": 280
  },
  "luminance": 0.16277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686CA2

secondary

#C0BEA6

accent

#BA68C0

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F1F6

border

#CCCBD0

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #686CA2

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

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