#686EA2#686EA2

#686EA2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.081 H 278.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686EA2
RGB	rgb(104, 110, 162)
HSL	hsl(234, 24%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(234, 36%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.8%, 32.1%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.88, 10.73, -28.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.88, 30.68, 290.47°)
OKLab	oklab(55.47% 0.0118 -0.0801)
OKLCH	oklch(55.47% 0.081 278.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.8046, 16.7029, 36.4613)
Luminance	0.1670 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686EA2 #A29C68

analogous

#688BA2 #686EA2 #7F68A2

triadic

#686EA2 #A2686E #6EA268

tetradic

#686EA2 #A2688B #A29C68 #68A27F

square

#686EA2 #A2688B #A29C68 #68A27F

split-complementary

#686EA2 #A27F68 #8BA268

monochromatic

#373A59 #4E537F #686EA2 #8E92B9 #B4B7D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84

#686EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#686EA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686EA2

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686EA2	1.00	4.84	4.34	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E74A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A70A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#587881

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 110, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.081 278.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9597bd',
    500: '#686ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686ea2;
$custom-light: #9597bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.793,
    "s": 23.77,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5547,
    "c": 0.08099,
    "h": 278.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16704
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686EA2

secondary

#C0BDA6

accent

#B768C0

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F2F6

border

#CCCCD0

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #686EA2

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

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