#686EA7#686EA7

#686EA7 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.089 H 278.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686EA7
RGB	rgb(104, 110, 167)
HSL	hsl(234, 26%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(234, 38%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.7%, 34.1%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.11, 12.14, -31.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.11, 33.58, 291.20°)
OKLab	oklab(55.72% 0.0131 -0.0875)
OKLCH	oklch(55.72% 0.089 278.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.2579, 16.8842, 38.8487)
Luminance	0.1689 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686EA7 #A7A168

analogous

#688DA7 #686EA7 #8168A7

triadic

#686EA7 #A7686E #6EA768

tetradic

#686EA7 #A7688D #A7A168 #68A781

square

#686EA7 #A7688D #A7A168 #68A781

split-complementary

#686EA7 #A78168 #8DA768

monochromatic

#373A5E #4D5385 #686EA7 #8F93BE #B5B8D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#686EA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#686EA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686EA7

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686EA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686EA7	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)

#5C75A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5870A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#567983

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686ea7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 110, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.089 278.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9597c1',
    500: '#686ea7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686ea7;
$custom-light: #9597c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686ea7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.286,
    "s": 26.36,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55723,
    "c": 0.08852,
    "h": 278.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16885
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686EA7

secondary

#C3C0A8

accent

#BA65C3

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F2F7

border

#CCCCD0

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #686EA7

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

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