#686475

Color #686475

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.44 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#686475

RGB

rgb(104, 100, 117)

HSL

hsl(254.1, 7.8%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254.1, 14.5%, 45.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 14.5%, 0%, 54.1%)

LAB

lab(43.27, 5.23, -8.96)

LCH

lch(43.27, 10.37, 300.27)

OKLCH

oklch(51.3%, 0.027, 296.18)

HWB

hwb(254.1, 39.2%, 54.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#717564

Analogous

#646875

#686475

#706475

Triadic

#686475

#756864

#647568

Split-complementary

#686475

#757064

#687564

Tetradic

#686475

#756471

#717564

#647568

Square

#686475

#756468

#717564

#647570

Shades

Color #686475 mixed toward black.

#575361

#45434e

#34323a

#232127

#111113

Tints

Color #686475 mixed toward white.

#807b8e

#9996a5

#b3b0bb

#cccad2

#e6e5e8

Tones

Color #686475 mixed toward gray.

#696573

#696772

#6a6871

#6b6a6f

#6c6b6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.67:1

White text reads better on this background (5.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#666671 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#676770 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#686e6d · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #686475;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#686475]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#686475 (#686475) is rgb(104, 100, 117) in RGB.

No, #686475 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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