#686FB8#686FB8

#686FB8 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.112 H 278.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686FB8
RGB	rgb(104, 111, 184)
HSL	hsl(235, 36%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(235, 43%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.5%, 39.7%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.22, 16.49, -39.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.22, 42.77, 292.68°)
OKLab	oklab(56.85% 0.0157 -0.1112)
OKLCH	oklch(56.85% 0.112 278)
XYZ	xyz(20.0425, 17.7717, 47.7123)
Luminance	0.1777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686FB8 #B8B168

analogous

#6897B8 #686FB8 #8968B8

triadic

#686FB8 #B8686F #6FB868

tetradic

#686FB8 #B86897 #B8B168 #68B889

square

#686FB8 #B86897 #B8B168 #68B889

split-complementary

#686FB8 #B88968 #97B868

monochromatic

#353A71 #49509A #686FB8 #9297CC #BBBEDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#686FB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#686FB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686FB8

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686FB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686FB8	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)

#5578BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F72B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E7E8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686fb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 111, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.112 278.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9798cd',
    500: '#686fb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686fb8;
$custom-light: #9798cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686fb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.75,
    "s": 36.036,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56845,
    "c": 0.11233,
    "h": 278
  },
  "luminance": 0.17773
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686FB8

secondary

#CECBAD

accent

#C25CCC

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F2F9

border

#CCCCD2

text

#0E0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #686FB8

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

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