#686486

Color #686486

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 16.45 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#686486

RGB

rgb(104, 100, 134)

HSL

hsl(247.1, 14.5%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.1, 25.4%, 52.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.4%, 25.4%, 0%, 47.5%)

LAB

lab(43.91, 9.34, -18.25)

LCH

lch(43.91, 20.5, 297.1)

OKLCH

oklch(52%, 0.0532, 289.76)

HWB

hwb(247.1, 39.2%, 47.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#828664

Analogous

#647186

#686486

#796486

Triadic

#686486

#866864

#648668

Split-complementary

#686486

#867964

#718664

Tetradic

#686486

#866482

#828664

#648668

Square

#686486

#866471

#828664

#648679

Shades

Color #686486 mixed toward black.

#575370

#454359

#343243

#23212d

#111116

Tints

Color #686486 mixed toward white.

#7f7b9d

#9996b0

#b2b0c4

#cccad8

#e5e5eb

Tones

Color #686486 mixed toward gray.

#6a6783

#6c6a80

#6f6d7e

#716f7b

#737278

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.76:1

White text reads better on this background (5.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#66667f · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#67677d · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#687977 · ΔE 20.7

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 15.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #686486;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#686486]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#686486 (#686486) is rgb(104, 100, 134) in RGB.

No, #686486 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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