#686EBD#686EBD

#686EBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.121 H 278.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686EBD
RGB	rgb(104, 110, 189)
HSL	hsl(236, 39%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(236, 45%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(45%, 41.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.21, 18.60, -42.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.21, 46.27, 293.71°)
OKLab	oklab(56.93% 0.0179 -0.1197)
OKLCH	oklch(56.93% 0.121 278.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.4674, 17.7680, 50.4854)
Luminance	0.1777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686EBD #BDB768

analogous

#6898BD #686EBD #8D68BD

triadic

#686EBD #BD686E #6EBD68

tetradic

#686EBD #BD6898 #BDB768 #68BD8D

square

#686EBD #BD6898 #BDB768 #68BD8D

split-complementary

#686EBD #BD8D68 #98BD68

monochromatic

#343977 #474DA1 #686EBD #9397D0 #BDC0E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#686EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#686EBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686EBD

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686EBD	1.00	4.61	4.55	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5078C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A72BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B7E8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 110, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.121 278.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9797d1',
    500: '#686ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686ebd;
$custom-light: #9797d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.765,
    "s": 39.171,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56927,
    "c": 0.12103,
    "h": 278.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17769
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686EBD

secondary

#D2CFAF

accent

#C759CF

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F2F9

border

#CCCCD2

text

#0E0D14

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #686EBD

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

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