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#685DAE

#685dae ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#685dae is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 36.47% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.23% cyan, 46.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 248.15°, with 33.33% saturation and 52.35% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 5.26.

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Relative luminance0.1383

Complementary

  1. #685dae
  2. #a3ae5d

Split complementary

  1. #685dae
  2. #ae905d
  3. #7aae5d

Analogous

  1. #5d7aae
  2. #685dae
  3. #905dae

Triadic

  1. #685dae
  2. #ae685d
  3. #5dae68

Tetradic

  1. #685dae
  2. #ae5da3
  3. #a3ae5d
  4. #5dae68

Square

  1. #685dae
  2. #ae5d7a
  3. #a3ae5d
  4. #5dae90

Monochromatic

  1. #2b264c
  2. #483f7f
  3. #685dae
  4. #9890c7
  5. #c7c3e1

Shades

#685dae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #685dae
  2. #5e549d
  3. #534a8b
  4. #49417a
  5. #3e3868
  6. #342f57
  7. #2a2546
  8. #1f1c34
  9. #151323
  10. #0a0911
  11. #000000

Tints

#685dae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #685dae
  2. #776db6
  3. #867dbe
  4. #958ec6
  5. #a49ece
  6. #b4aed7
  7. #c3bedf
  8. #d2cee7
  9. #e1dfef
  10. #f0eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#685dae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #685dae
  2. #6a61a9
  3. #6d64a5
  4. #6f68a0
  5. #726b9c
  6. #746f97
  7. #767292
  8. #79768e
  9. #7b7989
  10. #7e7d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #68648a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f6ab1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e66ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #546d7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5265b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5262ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5d6793 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-685dae {
  color: #685dae;
}
Background
.bg-685dae {
  background-color: #685dae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-685dae {
  border: 2px solid #685dae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #685dae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 93 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 33% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-685dae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #685dae, #905dae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-685dae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 93 174 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.26 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 5.97 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.33 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.23 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.12 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.78 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.16 #97a251 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#685dae  rgb(104, 93, 174)  hsl(248, 33%, 52%)  Slate Blue
#a3ae5d  rgb(163, 174, 93)  hsl(68, 33%, 52%)  Dark Khaki
#ae685d  rgb(174, 104, 93)  hsl(8, 33%, 52%)  Redwood
#5dae68  rgb(93, 174, 104)  hsl(128, 33%, 52%)  Medium Sea Green