#686EAE#686EAE

#686EAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.099 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686EAE
RGB	rgb(104, 110, 174)
HSL	hsl(235, 30%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(235, 40%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.2%, 36.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.45, 14.16, -34.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.45, 37.64, 292.10°)
OKLab	oklab(56.09% 0.0148 -0.0979)
OKLCH	oklch(56.09% 0.099 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.9226, 17.1501, 42.3495)
Luminance	0.1715 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686EAE #AEA868

analogous

#6891AE #686EAE #8568AE

triadic

#686EAE #AE686E #6EAE68

tetradic

#686EAE #AE6891 #AEA868 #68AE85

square

#686EAE #AE6891 #AEA868 #68AE85

split-complementary

#686EAE #AE8568 #91AE68

monochromatic

#363A65 #4C518D #686EAE #9094C3 #B8BBD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#686EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#686EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686EAE

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686EAE	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5876B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5471AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#537B86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 110, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.099 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9697c6',
    500: '#686eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686eae;
$custom-light: #9697c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.857,
    "s": 30.172,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56091,
    "c": 0.09899,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17151
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686EAE

secondary

#C8C5AA

accent

#BE61C6

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F2F8

border

#CCCCD1

text

#0E0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #686EAE

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

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