#686DCD#686DCD

#686DCD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.145 H 278.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686DCD
RGB	rgb(104, 109, 205)
HSL	hsl(237, 50%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(237, 49%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.3%, 46.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.84, 24.09, -50.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.84, 55.99, 295.48°)
OKLab	oklab(57.69% 0.0216 -0.1437)
OKLCH	oklch(57.69% 0.145 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.1936, 18.2869, 60.1060)
Luminance	0.1829 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686DCD #CDC868

analogous

#689FCD #686DCD #9568CD

triadic

#686DCD #CD686D #6DCD68

tetradic

#686DCD #CD689F #CDC868 #68CD95

square

#686DCD #CD689F #CDC868 #68CD95

split-complementary

#686DCD #CD9568 #9FCD68

monochromatic

#2E338C #3E44BA #686DCD #9699DC #C4C6EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#686DCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.66

#686DCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #686DCD

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686DCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##686DCD	1.00	4.51	4.66	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#447BD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B73CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#418293

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686dcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 109, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.145 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9996dd',
    500: '#686dcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686dcd;
$custom-light: #9996dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686dcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.03,
    "s": 50.249,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57693,
    "c": 0.14528,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18288
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686DCD

secondary

#DCDAB5

accent

#B628BE

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F2F2FB

border

#CCCCD4

text

#0E0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #686DCD

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

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