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#686DCF

#686dcf ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#686dcf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 42.75% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.76% cyan, 47.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 237.09°, 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 5.99.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1839

Complementary

  1. #686dcf
  2. #cfca68

Split complementary

  1. #686dcf
  2. #cf9768
  3. #a0cf68

Analogous

  1. #68a0cf
  2. #686dcf
  3. #9768cf

Triadic

  1. #686dcf
  2. #cf686d
  3. #6dcf68

Tetradic

  1. #686dcf
  2. #ca68cf
  3. #cfca68
  4. #6dcf68

Square

  1. #686dcf
  2. #cf68a0
  3. #cfca68
  4. #68cf97

Monochromatic

  1. #262a78
  2. #393eb2
  3. #686dcf
  4. #a2a5e1
  5. #dcddf4

Shades

#686dcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #686dcf
  2. #5e62ba
  3. #5357a6
  4. #494c91
  5. #3e417c
  6. #343768
  7. #2a2c53
  8. #1f213e
  9. #151629
  10. #0a0b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#686dcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #686dcf
  2. #777cd4
  3. #868ad9
  4. #9599dd
  5. #a4a7e2
  6. #b4b6e7
  7. #c3c5ec
  8. #d2d3f1
  9. #e1e2f5
  10. #f0f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#686dcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #686dcf
  2. #6a6fc7
  3. #6d71bf
  4. #6f73b7
  5. #7275af
  6. #7477a8
  7. #7678a0
  8. #797a98
  9. #7b7c90
  10. #7e7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7173a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #427bd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3873cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #408294 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5476d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5071ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #537aaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-686dcf {
  color: #686dcf;
}
Background
.bg-686dcf {
  background-color: #686dcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-686dcf {
  border: 2px solid #686dcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #686dcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 109 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 52% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-686dcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #686dcf, #9768cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-686dcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 109 207 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.99 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.08 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.43 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.69 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.85 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.92 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.16 #979230 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#686dcf  rgb(104, 109, 207)  hsl(237, 52%, 61%)  Medium Slate Blue
#cfca68  rgb(207, 202, 104)  hsl(57, 52%, 61%)  Straw
#cf686d  rgb(207, 104, 109)  hsl(357, 52%, 61%)  Indian Red
#6dcf68  rgb(109, 207, 104)  hsl(117, 52%, 61%)  Mantis