#686374

Color #686374

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.56 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#686374

RGB

rgb(104, 99, 116)

HSL

hsl(257.6, 7.9%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.6, 14.7%, 45.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.3%, 14.7%, 0%, 54.5%)

LAB

lab(42.95, 5.61, -8.83)

LCH

lch(42.95, 10.46, 302.43)

OKLCH

oklch(51%, 0.0272, 298.83)

HWB

hwb(257.6, 38.8%, 54.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f7463

Analogous

#636774

#686374

#716374

Triadic

#686374

#746863

#637468

Split-complementary

#686374

#747163

#677463

Tetradic

#686374

#74636f

#6f7463

#637468

Square

#686374

#746367

#6f7463

#637471

Shades

Color #686374 mixed toward black.

#575361

#45424d

#34323a

#232127

#111113

Tints

Color #686374 mixed toward white.

#807a8e

#9a95a5

#b3afbb

#cccad2

#e6e4e8

Tones

Color #686374 mixed toward gray.

#696573

#696671

#6a6770

#6a696e

#6b6a6d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.63:1

White text reads better on this background (5.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#666670 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#66676f · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#686d6c · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #686374;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#686374]

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

#686374 (#686374) is rgb(104, 99, 116) in RGB.

No, #686374 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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