#686571

Color #686571

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.4 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#686571

RGB

rgb(104, 101, 113)

HSL

hsl(255, 5.6%, 42%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 10.6%, 44.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 10.6%, 0%, 55.7%)

LAB

lab(43.42, 3.73, -6.31)

LCH

lch(43.42, 7.33, 300.59)

OKLCH

oklch(51.4%, 0.019, 297.24)

HWB

hwb(255, 39.6%, 55.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e7165

Analogous

#656871

#686571

#6e6571

Triadic

#686571

#716865

#657168

Split-complementary

#686571

#716e65

#687165

Tetradic

#686571

#71656e

#6e7165

#657168

Square

#686571

#716568

#6e7165

#65716e

Shades

Color #686571 mixed toward black.

#57545e

#45434b

#343339

#232226

#111113

Tints

Color #686571 mixed toward white.

#807d8b

#9a97a2

#b3b1b9

#cccbd0

#e6e5e8

Tones

Color #686571 mixed toward gray.

#696670

#69676f

#6a686e

#6a696d

#6b6a6c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.69:1

White text reads better on this background (5.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#67676e · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#67676e · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#686c6c · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 7.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #686571;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#686571]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#686571 (#686571) is rgb(104, 101, 113) in RGB.

No, #686571 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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