What color is #686583?

#686583 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686583?

The RGB value is 104, 101, 131: 104 red, 101 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686583?

The complementary color is #808365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686583?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686583 color

#686583 rgb(104, 101, 131)

Shades of blue

The hex color #686583 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 39.6% green and 51.4% blue (104, 101, 131).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#686583 color codes

HEX	`#686583`
RGB	`rgb(104, 101, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 39.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 23%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 23%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.07, 7.97, -16.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.07, 18.06, 296.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.458, 13.889, 23.387)`
Decimal	`6841731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686583, 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 #686583	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686583 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #686583 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686583; }
.text { color: #686583; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686583; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 101 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686583, #776583); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #686583?: #686583 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686583?: The RGB value is 104, 101, 131: 104 red, 101 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686583?: The complementary color is #808365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686583?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.