#686FA0#686FA0

#686FA0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.077 H 277.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686FA0
RGB	rgb(104, 111, 160)
HSL	hsl(233, 23%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(233, 35%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(35%, 30.6%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.07, 9.56, -27.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.07, 28.90, 289.32°)
OKLab	oklab(55.58% 0.0098 -0.0759)
OKLCH	oklch(55.58% 0.077 277.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.7367, 16.8494, 35.5686)
Luminance	0.1685 (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

#686FA0 #A09968

analogous

#688BA0 #686FA0 #7D68A0

triadic

#686FA0 #A0686F #6FA068

tetradic

#686FA0 #A0688B #A09968 #68A07D

square

#686FA0 #A0688B #A09968 #68A07D

split-complementary

#686FA0 #A07D68 #8BA068

monochromatic

#373B57 #4E547C #686FA0 #8E93B8 #B3B7CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.81

#686FA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.37

#686FA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686FA0

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686FA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686FA0	1.00	4.81	4.37	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6074A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C709F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#597880

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686fa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 111, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.077 277.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9598bc',
    500: '#686fa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686fa0;
$custom-light: #9598bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686fa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.5,
    "s": 22.764,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55584,
    "c": 0.07655,
    "h": 277.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1685
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686FA0

secondary

#BEBBA6

accent

#B469BF

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F2F6

border

#CCCCD0

text

#0D0D12

muted

#7E7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #686FA0

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

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