#686CA8#686CA8

#686CA8 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.093 H 280.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686CA8
RGB	rgb(104, 108, 168)
HSL	hsl(236, 27%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(236, 38%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.1%, 35.7%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.62, 13.65, -32.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.62, 35.41, 292.67°)
OKLab	oklab(55.36% 0.0161 -0.0915)
OKLCH	oklch(55.36% 0.093 280)
XYZ	xyz(18.1373, 16.4946, 39.2663)
Luminance	0.1650 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686CA8 #A8A468

analogous

#688CA8 #686CA8 #8468A8

triadic

#686CA8 #A8686C #6CA868

tetradic

#686CA8 #A8688C #A8A468 #68A884

square

#686CA8 #A8688C #A8A468 #68A884

split-complementary

#686CA8 #A88468 #8CA868

monochromatic

#37395F #4D5186 #686CA8 #8F92BE #B6B8D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.88

#686CA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#686CA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686CA8

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686CA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686CA8	1.00	4.88	4.30	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5873AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556FA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#567882

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686ca8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 108, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.093 280.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9596c2',
    500: '#686ca8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686ca8;
$custom-light: #9596c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686ca8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.25,
    "s": 26.891,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55356,
    "c": 0.09291,
    "h": 280
  },
  "luminance": 0.16495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686CA8

secondary

#C4C2A8

accent

#BD65C3

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F1F7

border

#CCCBD0

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #686CA8

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

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