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#685CB7

#685cb7 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#685cb7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 36.08% green and 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.17% cyan, 49.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 247.91°, with 38.72% saturation and 53.92% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 3.59.

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Relative luminance0.1402

Complementary

  1. #685cb7
  2. #abb75c

Split complementary

  1. #685cb7
  2. #b7955c
  3. #7db75c

Analogous

  1. #5c7db7
  2. #685cb7
  3. #955cb7

Triadic

  1. #685cb7
  2. #b7685c
  3. #5cb768

Tetradic

  1. #685cb7
  2. #b75cab
  3. #abb75c
  4. #5cb768

Square

  1. #685cb7
  2. #b75c7d
  3. #abb75c
  4. #5cb795

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2555
  2. #473d8a
  3. #685cb7
  4. #9991ce
  5. #cac6e6

Shades

#685cb7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #685cb7
  2. #5e53a5
  3. #534a92
  4. #494080
  5. #3e376e
  6. #342e5c
  7. #2a2549
  8. #1f1c37
  9. #151225
  10. #0a0912
  11. #000000

Tints

#685cb7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #685cb7
  2. #776cbe
  3. #867dc5
  4. #958dcd
  5. #a49dd4
  6. #b4aedb
  7. #c3bee2
  8. #d2cee9
  9. #e1def1
  10. #f0eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#685cb7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #685cb7
  2. #6a60b2
  3. #6d63ac
  4. #6f67a7
  5. #726aa1
  6. #746e9c
  7. #767296
  8. #797591
  9. #7b798b
  10. #7e7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #68648f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #366bba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3566b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #506f81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f65b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e62b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5b6899 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-685cb7 {
  color: #685cb7;
}
Background
.bg-685cb7 {
  background-color: #685cb7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-685cb7 {
  border: 2px solid #685cb7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #685cb7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 92 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 39% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-685cb7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #685cb7, #955cb7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-685cb7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 92 183 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.59 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.87 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.21 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.64 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.44 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.56 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 10.28 #97a348 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#685cb7  rgb(104, 92, 183)  hsl(248, 39%, 54%)  Slate Blue
#abb75c  rgb(171, 183, 92)  hsl(68, 39%, 54%)  Dark Khaki
#b7685c  rgb(183, 104, 92)  hsl(8, 39%, 54%)  Indian Red
#5cb768  rgb(92, 183, 104)  hsl(128, 39%, 54%)  Medium Sea Green