#686EA8#686EA8

#686EA8 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.090 H 278.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686EA8
RGB	rgb(104, 110, 168)
HSL	hsl(234, 27%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(234, 38%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.1%, 34.5%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.16, 12.43, -31.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.16, 34.16, 291.33°)
OKLab	oklab(55.78% 0.0134 -0.089)
OKLCH	oklch(55.78% 0.09 278.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.3507, 16.9214, 39.3375)
Luminance	0.1692 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686EA8 #A8A268

analogous

#688EA8 #686EA8 #8268A8

triadic

#686EA8 #A8686E #6EA868

tetradic

#686EA8 #A8688E #A8A268 #68A882

square

#686EA8 #A8688E #A8A268 #68A882

split-complementary

#686EA8 #A88268 #8EA868

monochromatic

#373A5F #4D5286 #686EA8 #8F93BE #B6B9D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#686EA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#686EA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686EA8

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686EA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686EA8	1.00	4.79	4.38	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B75AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5770A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#557983

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686ea8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 110, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.090 278.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9597c2',
    500: '#686ea8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686ea8;
$custom-light: #9597c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686ea8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.375,
    "s": 26.891,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55775,
    "c": 0.09003,
    "h": 278.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16922
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686EA8

secondary

#C4C1A8

accent

#BA65C3

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F2F7

border

#CCCCD0

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #686EA8

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

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