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#686CCF

#686ccf ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#686ccf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 42.35% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.76% cyan, 47.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 237.67°, with 51.76% saturation and 60.98% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 5.88.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1817

Complementary

  1. #686ccf
  2. #cfcb68

Split complementary

  1. #686ccf
  2. #cf9768
  3. #9fcf68

Analogous

  1. #689fcf
  2. #686ccf
  3. #9768cf

Triadic

  1. #686ccf
  2. #cf686c
  3. #6ccf68

Tetradic

  1. #686ccf
  2. #cb68cf
  3. #cfcb68
  4. #6ccf68

Square

  1. #686ccf
  2. #cf689f
  3. #cfcb68
  4. #68cf97

Monochromatic

  1. #262978
  2. #393db2
  3. #686ccf
  4. #a2a5e1
  5. #dcddf4

Shades

#686ccf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #686ccf
  2. #5e61ba
  3. #5356a6
  4. #494c91
  5. #3e417c
  6. #343668
  7. #2a2b53
  8. #1f203e
  9. #151629
  10. #0a0b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#686ccf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #686ccf
  2. #777bd4
  3. #8689d9
  4. #9598dd
  5. #a4a7e2
  6. #b4b6e7
  7. #c3c4ec
  8. #d2d3f1
  9. #e1e2f5
  10. #f0f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#686ccf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #686ccf
  2. #6a6ec7
  3. #6d70bf
  4. #6f72b7
  5. #7274af
  6. #7476a8
  7. #7678a0
  8. #797a98
  9. #7b7c90
  10. #7e7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7172a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #407ad3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3772cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #408194 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5375d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f70ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5379ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-686ccf {
  color: #686ccf;
}
Background
.bg-686ccf {
  background-color: #686ccf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-686ccf {
  border: 2px solid #686ccf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #686ccf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 108 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 52% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-686ccf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #686ccf, #9768cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-686ccf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 108 207 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.88 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.08 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.09 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.64 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.82 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.89 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.16 #979330 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#686ccf  rgb(104, 108, 207)  hsl(238, 52%, 61%)  Medium Slate Blue
#cfcb68  rgb(207, 203, 104)  hsl(58, 52%, 61%)  Straw
#cf686c  rgb(207, 104, 108)  hsl(358, 52%, 61%)  Indian Red
#6ccf68  rgb(108, 207, 104)  hsl(118, 52%, 61%)  Mantis