What color is #686380?

#686380 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686380?

The RGB value is 104, 99, 128: 104 red, 99 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686380?

The complementary color is #7B8063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686380?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686380 color

#686380 rgb(104, 99, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #686380 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 38.8% green and 50.2% blue (104, 99, 128).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#686380 color codes

HEX	`#686380`
RGB	`rgb(104, 99, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 38.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 23%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 23%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.4, 8.45, -15.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.4, 17.59, 298.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.066, 13.425, 22.268)`
Decimal	`6841216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686380, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #686380	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686380 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #686380 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686380; }
.text { color: #686380; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686380; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 99 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686380, #776380); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #686380?: #686380 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686380?: The RGB value is 104, 99, 128: 104 red, 99 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686380?: The complementary color is #7B8063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686380?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.