#686EAD#686EAD

#686EAD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.098 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686EAD
RGB	rgb(104, 110, 173)
HSL	hsl(235, 30%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(235, 40%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.9%, 36.4%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.40, 13.87, -34.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.40, 37.06, 291.98°)
OKLab	oklab(56.04% 0.0146 -0.0964)
OKLCH	oklch(56.04% 0.098 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.8255, 17.1113, 41.8380)
Luminance	0.1711 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686EAD #ADA768

analogous

#6891AD #686EAD #8568AD

triadic

#686EAD #AD686E #6EAD68

tetradic

#686EAD #AD6891 #ADA768 #68AD85

square

#686EAD #AD6891 #ADA768 #68AD85

split-complementary

#686EAD #AD8568 #91AD68

monochromatic

#363A64 #4C528C #686EAD #9094C3 #B7BAD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#686EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#686EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686EAD

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686EAD	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5976B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5570AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#537A85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 110, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.098 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9697c5',
    500: '#686ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686ead;
$custom-light: #9697c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.783,
    "s": 29.614,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56037,
    "c": 0.0975,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17112
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686EAD

secondary

#C7C4AA

accent

#BD62C6

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F2F8

border

#CCCCD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #686EAD

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

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