#686CBA#686CBA

#686CBA is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.119 H 279.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686CBA
RGB	rgb(104, 108, 186)
HSL	hsl(237, 37%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(237, 44%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.1%, 41.9%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.53, 18.93, -41.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.53, 45.81, 294.40°)
OKLab	oklab(56.35% 0.0199 -0.1178)
OKLCH	oklch(56.35% 0.119 279.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.9318, 17.2124, 48.7170)
Luminance	0.1721 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686CBA #BAB668

analogous

#6895BA #686CBA #8D68BA

triadic

#686CBA #BA686C #6CBA68

tetradic

#686CBA #BA6895 #BAB668 #68BA8D

square

#686CBA #BA6895 #BAB668 #68BA8D

split-complementary

#686CBA #BA8D68 #95BA68

monochromatic

#353873 #484C9D #686CBA #9295CD #BCBEE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#686CBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#686CBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686CBA

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686CBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686CBA	1.00	4.73	4.44	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F76BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A70B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D7C8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686cba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 108, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.119 279.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9796cf',
    500: '#686cba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686cba;
$custom-light: #9796cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686cba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.073,
    "s": 37.273,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5635,
    "c": 0.11948,
    "h": 279.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17213
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686CBA

secondary

#D0CEAE

accent

#C85BCD

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F1F9

border

#CCCBD2

text

#0E0D14

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #686CBA

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

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