#685b8f

Color #685b8f

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 20.78 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12

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Conversions

HEX

#685b8f

RGB

rgb(104, 91, 143)

HSL

hsl(255, 22.2%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 36.4%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.3%, 36.4%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(41.86, 17.2, -26.85)

LCH

lch(41.86, 31.89, 302.64)

OKLCH

oklch(50.6%, 0.0821, 294.76)

HWB

hwb(255, 35.7%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#828f5b

Analogous

#5b688f

#685b8f

#825b8f

Triadic

#685b8f

#8f685b

#5b8f68

Split-complementary

#685b8f

#8f825b

#688f5b

Tetradic

#685b8f

#8f5b82

#828f5b

#5b8f68

Square

#685b8f

#8f5b68

#828f5b

#5b8f82

Shades

Color #685b8f mixed toward black.

#574c77

#453d5f

#342e48

#231e30

#110f18

Tints

Color #685b8f mixed toward white.

#7f73a6

#998fb7

#b2abc9

#ccc7db

#e5e3ed

Tones

Color #685b8f mixed toward gray.

#6a5f8b

#6c6486

#6f6882

#716c7e

#737179

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.48:1

White text reads better on this background (6.03:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#636385 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#636482 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#677c7a · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 19.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #685b8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#685b8f]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#685b8f (#685b8f) is rgb(104, 91, 143) in RGB.

No, #685b8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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