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#686EF9

#686ef9 ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#686ef9 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 43.14% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.23% cyan, 55.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 237.52°, with 92.36% saturation and 69.22% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 4.06.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2093

Complementary

  1. #686ef9
  2. #f9f368

Split complementary

  1. #686ef9
  2. #f9ab68
  3. #b7f968

Analogous

  1. #68b7f9
  2. #686ef9
  3. #ab68f9

Triadic

  1. #686ef9
  2. #f9686e
  3. #6ef968

Tetradic

  1. #686ef9
  2. #f368f9
  3. #f9f368
  4. #6ef968

Square

  1. #686ef9
  2. #f968b7
  3. #f9f368
  4. #68f9ab

Monochromatic

  1. #080fc0
  2. #1e27f6
  3. #686ef9
  4. #b2b5fc
  5. #ebecfe

Shades

#686ef9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #686ef9
  2. #5e63e0
  3. #5358c7
  4. #494dae
  5. #3e4295
  6. #34377d
  7. #2a2c64
  8. #1f214b
  9. #151632
  10. #0a0b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#686ef9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #686ef9
  2. #777dfa
  3. #868bfa
  4. #959afb
  5. #a4a8fb
  6. #b4b7fc
  7. #c3c5fd
  8. #d2d4fd
  9. #e1e2fe
  10. #f0f1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#686ef9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #686ef9
  2. #6a70ed
  3. #6d72e1
  4. #6f73d5
  5. #7275c9
  6. #7477bd
  7. #7679b0
  8. #797ba4
  9. #7b7c98
  10. #7e7e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7678bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0084fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008fa9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f7cfc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3674f7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4083ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-686ef9 {
  color: #686ef9;
}
Background
.bg-686ef9 {
  background-color: #686ef9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-686ef9 {
  border: 2px solid #686ef9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #686ef9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 110 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 92% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-686ef9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #686ef9, #ab68f9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-686ef9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 110 249 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 4.06 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.35 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.90 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.13 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.10 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.23 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 10.28 #979106 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#686ef9  rgb(104, 110, 249)  hsl(238, 92%, 69%)  Medium Slate Blue
#f9f368  rgb(249, 243, 104)  hsl(58, 92%, 69%)  Icterine
#f9686e  rgb(249, 104, 110)  hsl(358, 92%, 69%)  Pastel Red
#6ef968  rgb(110, 249, 104)  hsl(118, 92%, 69%)  Spring Green