#686778

Color #686778

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.2 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#686778

RGB

rgb(104, 103, 120)

HSL

hsl(243.5, 7.6%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.5, 14.2%, 47.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.3%, 14.2%, 0%, 52.9%)

LAB

lab(44.23, 4.11, -9.33)

LCH

lch(44.23, 10.2, 293.77)

OKLCH

oklch(52.1%, 0.0265, 288.23)

HWB

hwb(243.5, 40.4%, 52.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#777867

Analogous

#676e78

#686778

#706778

Triadic

#686778

#786867

#677868

Split-complementary

#686778

#787067

#6e7867

Tetradic

#686778

#786777

#777867

#677868

Square

#686778

#78676e

#777867

#677870

Shades

Color #686778 mixed toward black.

#575664

#454550

#34333c

#232228

#111114

Tints

Color #686778 mixed toward white.

#7f7e90

#9998a7

#b2b2bd

#ccccd3

#e5e5e9

Tones

Color #686778 mixed toward gray.

#696876

#6a6a75

#6c6b74

#6d6d72

#6e6e71

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.8:1

White text reads better on this background (5.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#686874 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#686873 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#687170 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 8.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #686778;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#686778]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#686778 (#686778) is rgb(104, 103, 120) in RGB.

No, #686778 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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