#686DA0#686DA0

#686DA0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.079 H 279.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686DA0
RGB	rgb(104, 109, 160)
HSL	hsl(235, 23%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(235, 35%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(35%, 31.9%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.52, 10.78, -28.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.52, 30.13, 290.96°)
OKLab	oklab(55.16% 0.0126 -0.0784)
OKLCH	oklch(55.16% 0.079 279.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.5209, 16.4178, 35.4967)
Luminance	0.1642 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686DA0 #A09B68

analogous

#6889A0 #686DA0 #7F68A0

triadic

#686DA0 #A0686D #6DA068

tetradic

#686DA0 #A06889 #A09B68 #68A07F

square

#686DA0 #A06889 #A09B68 #68A07F

split-complementary

#686DA0 #A07F68 #89A068

monochromatic

#373A57 #4E527C #686DA0 #8E91B8 #B3B6CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#686DA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#686DA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686DA0

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686DA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686DA0	1.00	4.90	4.28	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D73A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6F9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#59777F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686da0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 109, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.079 279.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9596bc',
    500: '#686da0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686da0;
$custom-light: #9596bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686da0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.643,
    "s": 22.764,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55158,
    "c": 0.0794,
    "h": 279.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16418
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686DA0

secondary

#BEBCA6

accent

#B869BF

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F2F6

border

#CCCCD0

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #686DA0

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

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