#685BE8
Closest named color: Dark Periwinkle (#665FD1). oklch(56.4% 0.205 281.7), rgb(104, 91, 232).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.94:1).
About this color
#685BE8 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.205 and its hue 282°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Periwinkle (#665FD1), ΔE 0.037 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.94:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.205) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Dark Periwinkle (#665FD1) |
| Black text | 4.25:1 |
| White text | 4.94:1 |
Values
| HEX | #685BE8 |
| RGB | rgb(104, 91, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 75%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.4% 0.205 281.7) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #685BE8 | 4.94:1 | AA | Lc -79.2 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #685BE8 | 4.25:1 | AA large text | Lc 30.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #685BE8 text on white | 4.94:1 | AA | Lc 73.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #685BE8 text on black | 4.25:1 | AA large text | Lc -28.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.
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Step 50
50
#F4F5FE
oklch(97.2% 0.012 281.1)
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Step 100
100
#E6E8FC
oklch(93.5% 0.027 281.3)
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Step 200
200
#D3D6FB
oklch(88.6% 0.051 281.6)
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Step 300
300
#B6BAFB
oklch(80.9% 0.092 281.4)
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Step 400
400
#9393FA
oklch(70.7% 0.148 281.9)
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Step 500
500
#7B74F6
oklch(63% 0.188 282)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#685BE8
oklch(56.4% 0.205 281.7)
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Step 700
700
#5547C7
oklch(49% 0.191 281.7)
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Step 800
800
#453CA1
oklch(42.7% 0.157 281.4)
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Step 900
900
#3A3580
oklch(37.8% 0.122 281.8)
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Step 950
950
#21204B
oklch(27.1% 0.077 280.9)
#685BE8 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #0075ED | 0.090 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #006BE5 | 0.085 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #287D99 | 0.175 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #707070 | 0.206 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #685BE8
#685BE8
oklch(56.4% 0.205 281.7)
- #847700
#847700
oklch(56.4% 0.118 101.8)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #685BE8, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.037
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.039
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.041
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.044
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.047
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.048
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.051
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.055
Use #685BE8 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.