#687eb2

Color #687eb2

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.01 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#687eb2

RGB

rgb(104, 126, 178)

HSL

hsl(222.2, 32.5%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.2, 41.6%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.6%, 29.2%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(53.03, 5.68, -30.02)

LCH

lch(53.03, 30.55, 280.71)

OKLCH

oklch(59.7%, 0.084, 266.31)

HWB

hwb(222.2, 40.8%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b29c68

Analogous

#68a3b2

#687eb2

#7768b2

Triadic

#687eb2

#b2687e

#7eb268

Split-complementary

#687eb2

#b27768

#a3b268

Tetradic

#687eb2

#9c68b2

#b29c68

#7eb268

Square

#687eb2

#b268a3

#b29c68

#68b277

Shades

Color #687eb2 mixed toward black.

#4f669c

#3f527d

#303d5d

#20293e

#10141f

Tints

Color #687eb2 mixed toward white.

#8193bf

#9aa9cc

#b3bed9

#cdd4e5

#e6e9f2

Tones

Color #687eb2 mixed toward gray.

#6e80ac

#7483a6

#7a85a0

#818899

#878b93

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7272a7 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#716fa5 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#699e9c · ΔE 23.8

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 18.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #687eb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#687eb2]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#687eb2 (#687eb2) is rgb(104, 126, 178) in RGB.

No, #687eb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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