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#687787

#687787 ≈ Slate Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#687787 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 46.67% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.96% cyan, 11.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.06% black. Its hue angle is 210.97°, with 12.97% saturation and 46.86% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 3.49.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1789

Complementary

  1. #687787
  2. #877868

Split complementary

  1. #687787
  2. #876868
  3. #868768

Analogous

  1. #688687
  2. #687787
  3. #686887

Triadic

  1. #687787
  2. #876877
  3. #778768

Tetradic

  1. #687787
  2. #786887
  3. #877868
  4. #778768

Square

  1. #687787
  2. #876886
  3. #877868
  4. #688768

Monochromatic

  1. #252b31
  2. #47515c
  3. #687787
  4. #919daa
  5. #bcc4cc

Shades

#687787 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #687787
  2. #5e6b7a
  3. #535f6c
  4. #49535f
  5. #3e4751
  6. #343c44
  7. #2a3036
  8. #1f2429
  9. #15181b
  10. #0a0c0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#687787 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #687787
  2. #778593
  3. #86929f
  4. #95a0ab
  5. #a4adb7
  6. #b4bbc3
  7. #c3c9cf
  8. #d2d6db
  9. #e1e4e7
  10. #f0f1f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#687787 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #687787
  2. #6a7886
  3. #6d7986
  4. #6f7a85
  5. #727b84
  6. #747c84
  7. #767c83
  8. #797d82
  9. #7b7e81
  10. #7e7f81
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #70767d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #717788 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d7487 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #607b7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e7787 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b7587 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #637981 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-687787 {
  color: #687787;
}
Background
.bg-687787 {
  background-color: #687787;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-687787 {
  border: 2px solid #687787;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #687787;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 119 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 13% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-687787 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #687787, #686887);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-687787 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 119 135 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 3.49 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 3.49 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 6.46 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 6.46 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.60 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.72 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.72 #978878 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#687787  rgb(104, 119, 135)  hsl(211, 13%, 47%)  Slate Gray
#877868  rgb(135, 120, 104)  hsl(31, 13%, 47%)  Beaver
#876877  rgb(135, 104, 119)  hsl(331, 13%, 47%)  Old Lavender
#778768  rgb(119, 135, 104)  hsl(91, 13%, 47%)  Xanadu