#686EB8#686EB8

#686EB8 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.114 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686EB8
RGB	rgb(104, 110, 184)
HSL	hsl(236, 36%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(236, 43%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.5%, 40.2%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.95, 17.10, -39.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.95, 43.40, 293.21°)
OKLab	oklab(56.64% 0.017 -0.1125)
OKLCH	oklch(56.64% 0.114 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.9340, 17.5547, 47.6762)
Luminance	0.1756 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686EB8 #B8B268

analogous

#6896B8 #686EB8 #8A68B8

triadic

#686EB8 #B8686E #6EB868

tetradic

#686EB8 #B86896 #B8B268 #68B88A

square

#686EB8 #B86896 #B8B268 #68B88A

split-complementary

#686EB8 #B88A68 #96B868

monochromatic

#353971 #494F9A #686EB8 #9296CC #BBBEDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#686EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#686EB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686EB8

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686EB8	1.00	4.66	4.51	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5377BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E71B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E7D8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 110, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.114 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9797cd',
    500: '#686eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686eb8;
$custom-light: #9797cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.5,
    "s": 36.036,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56641,
    "c": 0.11373,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17556
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686EB8

secondary

#CECCAD

accent

#C45CCC

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F2F9

border

#CCCCD2

text

#0E0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #686EB8

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

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