#685dae

Color #685dae

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 13.23 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 10.7

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Conversions

HEX

#685dae

RGB

rgb(104, 93, 174)

HSL

hsl(248.1, 33.3%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.1, 46.6%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.2%, 46.6%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(43.98, 24.6, -41.93)

LCH

lch(43.98, 48.61, 300.4)

OKLCH

oklch(52.7%, 0.1243, 287.56)

HWB

hwb(248.1, 36.5%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3ae5d

Analogous

#5d7bae

#685dae

#915dae

Triadic

#685dae

#ae685d

#5dae68

Split-complementary

#685dae

#ae915d

#7bae5d

Tetradic

#685dae

#ae5da3

#a3ae5d

#5dae68

Square

#685dae

#ae5d7b

#a3ae5d

#5dae91

Shades

Color #685dae mixed toward black.

#544a94

#433b77

#332d59

#221e3b

#110f1e

Tints

Color #685dae mixed toward white.

#8178bc

#9a93c9

#b4aed7

#cdc9e4

#e6e4f2

Tones

Color #685dae mixed toward gray.

#6d64a7

#726ba1

#77719a

#7c7893

#817f8c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.77:1

White text reads better on this background (5.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#63639f · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#64659b · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#67928f · ΔE 30.1

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 23.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #685dae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#685dae]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#685dae (#685dae) is rgb(104, 93, 174) in RGB.

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

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