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#686CD0

#686cd0 ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#686cd0 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 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 48.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 237.69°, with 52.53% saturation and 61.18% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 5.76.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1822

Complementary

  1. #686cd0
  2. #d0cc68

Split complementary

  1. #686cd0
  2. #d09868
  3. #a0d068

Analogous

  1. #68a0d0
  2. #686cd0
  3. #9868d0

Triadic

  1. #686cd0
  2. #d0686c
  3. #6cd068

Tetradic

  1. #686cd0
  2. #cc68d0
  3. #d0cc68
  4. #6cd068

Square

  1. #686cd0
  2. #d068a0
  3. #d0cc68
  4. #68d098

Monochromatic

  1. #262979
  2. #383db4
  3. #686cd0
  4. #a2a5e2
  5. #dddef4

Shades

#686cd0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #686cd0
  2. #5e61bb
  3. #5356a6
  4. #494c92
  5. #3e417d
  6. #343668
  7. #2a2b53
  8. #1f203e
  9. #15162a
  10. #0a0b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#686cd0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #686cd0
  2. #777bd5
  3. #8689d9
  4. #9598de
  5. #a4a7e3
  6. #b4b6e8
  7. #c3c4ec
  8. #d2d3f1
  9. #e1e2f6
  10. #f0f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#686cd0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #686cd0
  2. #6a6ec8
  3. #6d70c0
  4. #6f72b8
  5. #7274b0
  6. #7476a8
  7. #7678a0
  8. #797a98
  9. #7b7c90
  10. #7e7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7172a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f7bd4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3572ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3f8294 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5275d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e70cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #527aaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-686cd0 {
  color: #686cd0;
}
Background
.bg-686cd0 {
  background-color: #686cd0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-686cd0 {
  border: 2px solid #686cd0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #686cd0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 108 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 53% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-686cd0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #686cd0, #9868d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-686cd0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 108 208 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.76 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.04 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.08 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.54 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.79 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.86 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.18 #97932f Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#686cd0  rgb(104, 108, 208)  hsl(238, 53%, 61%)  Medium Slate Blue
#d0cc68  rgb(208, 204, 104)  hsl(58, 53%, 61%)  Straw
#d0686c  rgb(208, 104, 108)  hsl(358, 53%, 61%)  Indian Red
#6cd068  rgb(108, 208, 104)  hsl(118, 53%, 61%)  Pastel Green