#686EB7#686EB7

#686EB7 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.112 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686EB7
RGB	rgb(104, 110, 183)
HSL	hsl(235, 35%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(235, 43%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.2%, 39.9%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.90, 16.81, -39.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.90, 42.82, 293.11°)
OKLab	oklab(56.58% 0.0168 -0.111)
OKLCH	oklch(56.58% 0.112 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.8295, 17.5129, 47.1261)
Luminance	0.1751 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686EB7 #B7B168

analogous

#6896B7 #686EB7 #8A68B7

triadic

#686EB7 #B7686E #6EB768

tetradic

#686EB7 #B76896 #B7B168 #68B78A

square

#686EB7 #B76896 #B7B168 #68B78A

split-complementary

#686EB7 #B78A68 #96B768

monochromatic

#353A6F #494F99 #686EB7 #9196CB #BBBEDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#686EB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#686EB7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686EB7

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686EB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686EB7	1.00	4.66	4.50	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5477BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E71B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E7D8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686eb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 110, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.112 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9797cd',
    500: '#686eb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686eb7;
$custom-light: #9797cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686eb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.443,
    "s": 35.426,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56585,
    "c": 0.11227,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17514
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686EB7

secondary

#CECBAD

accent

#C35CCB

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F2F9

border

#CCCCD2

text

#0E0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #686EB7

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

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