#686774

Color #686774

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.81 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#686774

RGB

rgb(104, 103, 116)

HSL

hsl(244.6, 5.9%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.6, 11.2%, 45.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.3%, 11.2%, 0%, 54.5%)

LAB

lab(44.1, 3.2, -7.12)

LCH

lch(44.1, 7.81, 294.2)

OKLCH

oklch(51.9%, 0.0203, 289.24)

HWB

hwb(244.6, 40.4%, 54.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#737467

Analogous

#676c74

#686774

#6e6774

Triadic

#686774

#746867

#677468

Split-complementary

#686774

#746e67

#6c7467

Tetradic

#686774

#746773

#737467

#677468

Square

#686774

#74676c

#737467

#67746e

Shades

Color #686774 mixed toward black.

#575661

#45454d

#34333a

#232227

#111113

Tints

Color #686774 mixed toward white.

#807f8d

#9998a4

#b3b2ba

#ccccd1

#e6e5e8

Tones

Color #686774 mixed toward gray.

#696873

#6a6972

#6b6a71

#6c6b70

#6c6c6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.78:1

White text reads better on this background (5.55:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#686871 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#686870 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#686f6e · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 7.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #686774;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#686774]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#686774 (#686774) is rgb(104, 103, 116) in RGB.

No, #686774 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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