#686EA1#686EA1

#686EA1 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.079 H 278.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686EA1
RGB	rgb(104, 110, 161)
HSL	hsl(234, 23%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(234, 35%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.4%, 31.7%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.84, 10.45, -28.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.84, 30.10, 290.32°)
OKLab	oklab(55.42% 0.0115 -0.0786)
OKLCH	oklch(55.42% 0.079 278.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.7161, 16.6675, 35.9950)
Luminance	0.1667 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686EA1 #A19B68

analogous

#688BA1 #686EA1 #7F68A1

triadic

#686EA1 #A1686E #6EA168

tetradic

#686EA1 #A1688B #A19B68 #68A17F

square

#686EA1 #A1688B #A19B68 #68A17F

split-complementary

#686EA1 #A17F68 #8BA168

monochromatic

#373A58 #4E537E #686EA1 #8E92B8 #B3B6D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#686EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#686EA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686EA1

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686EA1	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)

#5E74A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B70A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#587880

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 110, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.079 278.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9597bd',
    500: '#686ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686ea1;
$custom-light: #9597bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.684,
    "s": 23.265,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5542,
    "c": 0.07947,
    "h": 278.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16668
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686EA1

secondary

#BFBCA6

accent

#B768C0

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F2F6

border

#CCCCD0

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #686EA1

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

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