#686EA0#686EA0

#686EA0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.078 H 278.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686EA0
RGB	rgb(104, 110, 160)
HSL	hsl(234, 23%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(234, 35%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(35%, 31.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.79, 10.17, -27.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.79, 29.51, 290.15°)
OKLab	oklab(55.37% 0.0112 -0.0771)
OKLCH	oklch(55.37% 0.078 278.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.6282, 16.6324, 35.5324)
Luminance	0.1663 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686EA0 #A09A68

analogous

#688AA0 #686EA0 #7E68A0

triadic

#686EA0 #A0686E #6EA068

tetradic

#686EA0 #A0688A #A09A68 #68A07E

square

#686EA0 #A0688A #A09A68 #68A07E

split-complementary

#686EA0 #A07E68 #8AA068

monochromatic

#373A57 #4E537C #686EA0 #8E92B8 #B3B6CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#686EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#686EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686EA0

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686EA0	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F74A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B6F9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#597880

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 110, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.078 278.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9597bc',
    500: '#686ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686ea0;
$custom-light: #9597bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.571,
    "s": 22.764,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55371,
    "c": 0.07796,
    "h": 278.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16633
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686EA0

secondary

#BEBCA6

accent

#B669BF

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F2F6

border

#CCCCD0

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #686EA0

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

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