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#686D83

#686d83 ≈ Slate Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#686d83 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 42.75% green and 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.61% cyan, 16.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 228.89°, with 11.49% saturation and 46.08% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 9.45.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1552

Complementary

  1. #686d83
  2. #837e68

Split complementary

  1. #686d83
  2. #837168
  3. #7b8368

Analogous

  1. #687b83
  2. #686d83
  3. #716883

Triadic

  1. #686d83
  2. #83686d
  3. #6d8368

Tetradic

  1. #686d83
  2. #7e6883
  3. #837e68
  4. #6d8368

Square

  1. #686d83
  2. #83687b
  3. #837e68
  4. #688371

Monochromatic

  1. #24262e
  2. #464a58
  3. #686d83
  4. #9095a7
  5. #bbbec9

Shades

#686d83 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #686d83
  2. #5e6276
  3. #535769
  4. #494c5c
  5. #3e414f
  6. #343742
  7. #2a2c34
  8. #1f2127
  9. #15161a
  10. #0a0b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#686d83 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #686d83
  2. #777c8f
  3. #868a9c
  4. #9599a8
  5. #a4a7b5
  6. #b4b6c1
  7. #c3c5cd
  8. #d2d3da
  9. #e1e2e6
  10. #f0f0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#686d83 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #686d83
  2. #6a6f83
  3. #6d7182
  4. #6f7382
  5. #727582
  6. #747782
  7. #767881
  8. #797a81
  9. #7b7c81
  10. #7e7e80
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b6d77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #676f84 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #656d82 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #627174 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #676e84 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #666d83 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #646f7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-686d83 {
  color: #686d83;
}
Background
.bg-686d83 {
  background-color: #686d83;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-686d83 {
  border: 2px solid #686d83;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #686d83;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 109 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 11% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-686d83 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #686d83, #716883);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-686d83 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 109 131 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.45 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.45 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.82 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.57 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.57 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 11.23 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.79 #97927c Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#686d83  rgb(104, 109, 131)  hsl(229, 11%, 46%)  Slate Gray
#837e68  rgb(131, 126, 104)  hsl(49, 11%, 46%)  Battleship Gray
#83686d  rgb(131, 104, 109)  hsl(349, 11%, 46%)  Old Lavender
#6d8368  rgb(109, 131, 104)  hsl(109, 11%, 46%)  Xanadu