#685991

Color #685991

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 18.46 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 12.6

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Conversions

HEX

#685991

RGB

rgb(104, 89, 145)

HSL

hsl(256.1, 23.9%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.1, 38.6%, 56.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.3%, 38.6%, 0%, 43.1%)

LAB

lab(41.43, 18.97, -28.73)

LCH

lch(41.43, 34.43, 303.44)

OKLCH

oklch(50.2%, 0.0886, 295.32)

HWB

hwb(256.1, 34.9%, 43.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#829159

Analogous

#596691

#685991

#845991

Triadic

#685991

#916859

#599168

Split-complementary

#685991

#918459

#669159

Tetradic

#685991

#915982

#829159

#599168

Square

#685991

#915966

#829159

#599184

Shades

Color #685991 mixed toward black.

#574a79

#453b61

#342d49

#231e30

#110f18

Tints

Color #685991 mixed toward white.

#7f71a8

#998db9

#b2aacb

#ccc6dc

#e5e3ee

Tones

Color #685991 mixed toward gray.

#6a5e8c

#6c6288

#6f6783

#716c7e

#73707a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.43:1

White text reads better on this background (6.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#626286 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#636483 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#677d7a · ΔE 25.8

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 20.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #685991;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#685991]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#685991 (#685991) is rgb(104, 89, 145) in RGB.

No, #685991 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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