#685EF4
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(57.8% 0.217 280.2), rgb(104, 94, 244).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.67:1).
About this color
#685EF4 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.217 and its hue 280°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.040 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.67:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.217) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.49:1 |
| White text | 4.67:1 |
Values
| HEX | #685EF4 |
| RGB | rgb(104, 94, 244) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 87%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.8% 0.217 280.2) |
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 #685EF4 | 4.67:1 | AA | Lc -77.4 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #685EF4 | 4.49:1 | AA large text | Lc 32.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #685EF4 text on white | 4.67:1 | AA | Lc 71.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #685EF4 text on black | 4.49:1 | AA large text | Lc -29.7 | 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
#F3F5FE
oklch(97.1% 0.012 276.1)
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Step 100
100
#E6E8FD
oklch(93.6% 0.028 281.5)
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Step 200
200
#D2D6FD
oklch(88.5% 0.054 280.6)
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Step 300
300
#B4BAFF
oklch(80.9% 0.098 280.1)
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Step 400
400
#8F93FF
oklch(70.7% 0.156 280)
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Step 500
500
#7773FD
oklch(63.1% 0.199 280.3)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#685EF4
oklch(57.8% 0.217 280.2)
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Step 700
700
#5245CE
oklch(49.1% 0.202 280.2)
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Step 800
800
#433AA6
oklch(42.7% 0.167 280.4)
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Step 900
900
#373484
oklch(37.7% 0.13 279.8)
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Step 950
950
#201F4D
oklch(26.9% 0.083 280.3)
#685EF4 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) | #007AF9 | 0.089 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #006EF1 | 0.082 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #0B83A0 | 0.187 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #747474 | 0.217 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #685EF4
#685EF4
oklch(57.8% 0.217 280.2)
- #8A7A00
#8A7A00
oklch(57.6% 0.12 100.1)
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 #685EF4, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.040
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.047
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.053
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.056
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.057
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.059
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.059
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.060
Use #685EF4 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.