#685e90

Color #685e90

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 22.46 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 11.4

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Conversions

HEX

#685e90

RGB

rgb(104, 94, 144)

HSL

hsl(252, 21%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 34.7%, 56.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.8%, 34.7%, 0%, 43.5%)

LAB

lab(42.71, 15.62, -26.13)

LCH

lch(42.71, 30.44, 300.87)

OKLCH

oklch(51.2%, 0.0786, 292.59)

HWB

hwb(252, 36.9%, 43.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#86905e

Analogous

#5e6d90

#685e90

#815e90

Triadic

#685e90

#90685e

#5e9068

Split-complementary

#685e90

#90815e

#6d905e

Tetradic

#685e90

#905e86

#86905e

#5e9068

Square

#685e90

#905e6d

#86905e

#5e9081

Shades

Color #685e90 mixed toward black.

#574e78

#453f60

#342f48

#231f30

#111018

Tints

Color #685e90 mixed toward white.

#7f76a6

#9991b7

#b2adc9

#ccc8db

#e5e4ed

Tones

Color #685e90 mixed toward gray.

#6b628c

#6d6688

#706b84

#726f7f

#75737b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.59:1

White text reads better on this background (5.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#646486 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#646583 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#687d7b · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 19.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #685e90;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#685e90]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#685e90 (#685e90) is rgb(104, 94, 144) in RGB.

No, #685e90 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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