#686DAD#686DAD

#686DAD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.099 H 279.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686DAD
RGB	rgb(104, 109, 173)
HSL	hsl(236, 30%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(236, 40%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.9%, 37%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.13, 14.48, -34.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.13, 37.68, 292.60°)
OKLab	oklab(55.83% 0.0159 -0.0976)
OKLCH	oklch(55.83% 0.099 279.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.7182, 16.8967, 41.8022)
Luminance	0.1690 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686DAD #ADA868

analogous

#6890AD #686DAD #8668AD

triadic

#686DAD #AD686D #6DAD68

tetradic

#686DAD #AD6890 #ADA868 #68AD86

square

#686DAD #AD6890 #ADA868 #68AD86

split-complementary

#686DAD #AD8668 #90AD68

monochromatic

#363A64 #4C518C #686DAD #9093C3 #B7BAD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#686DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#686DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686DAD

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686DAD	1.00	4.80	4.38	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5775B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5370AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#537A85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 109, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.099 279.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9696c5',
    500: '#686dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686dad;
$custom-light: #9696c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.652,
    "s": 29.614,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5583,
    "c": 0.09893,
    "h": 279.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16897
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686DAD

secondary

#C7C5AA

accent

#BF62C6

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F2F8

border

#CCCCD1

text

#0E0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #686DAD

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

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