#686999

Color #686999

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 17.67 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#686999

RGB

rgb(104, 105, 153)

HSL

hsl(238.8, 19.4%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(238.8, 32%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(32%, 31.4%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(46.1, 11.28, -26.2)

LCH

lch(46.1, 28.53, 293.29)

OKLCH

oklch(54%, 0.0746, 282.7)

HWB

hwb(238.8, 40.8%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#999868

Analogous

#688299

#686999

#806899

Triadic

#686999

#996869

#699968

Split-complementary

#686999

#998068

#829968

Tetradic

#686999

#986899

#999868

#699968

Square

#686999

#996882

#999868

#689980

Shades

Color #686999 mixed toward black.

#565780

#454666

#34344d

#232333

#11111a

Tints

Color #686999 mixed toward white.

#8182aa

#9a9bbb

#b3b4cc

#cdcddd

#e6e6ee

Tones

Color #686999 mixed toward gray.

#6c6d95

#707191

#74758d

#787989

#7c7d85

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.07:1

White text reads better on this background (5.16:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#68688f · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#68688d · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#688785 · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 18.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #686999;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#686999]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#686999 (#686999) is rgb(104, 105, 153) in RGB.

No, #686999 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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