#686CA7#686CA7

#686CA7 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.091 H 280.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686CA7
RGB	rgb(104, 108, 167)
HSL	hsl(236, 26%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(236, 38%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.7%, 35.3%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.57, 13.36, -32.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.57, 34.83, 292.56°)
OKLab	oklab(55.3% 0.0159 -0.09)
OKLCH	oklch(55.3% 0.091 280)
XYZ	xyz(18.0445, 16.4575, 38.7776)
Luminance	0.1646 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686CA7 #A7A368

analogous

#688BA7 #686CA7 #8368A7

triadic

#686CA7 #A7686C #6CA768

tetradic

#686CA7 #A7688B #A7A368 #68A783

square

#686CA7 #A7688B #A7A368 #68A783

split-complementary

#686CA7 #A78368 #8BA768

monochromatic

#37395E #4D5185 #686CA7 #8F92BE #B5B7D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#686CA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#686CA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686CA7

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686CA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686CA7	1.00	4.89	4.29	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5973A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556FA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#567782

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686ca7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 108, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.091 280.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9596c1',
    500: '#686ca7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686ca7;
$custom-light: #9596c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686ca7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.19,
    "s": 26.36,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55304,
    "c": 0.09141,
    "h": 280
  },
  "luminance": 0.16458
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686CA7

secondary

#C3C1A8

accent

#BD65C3

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F1F7

border

#CCCBD0

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #686CA7

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

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