What color is #686781?

#686781 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686781?

The RGB value is 104, 103, 129: 104 red, 103 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686781?

The complementary color is #808167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686781?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686781 color

#686781 rgb(104, 103, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #686781 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 40.4% green and 50.6% blue (104, 103, 129).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#686781 color codes

HEX	`#686781`
RGB	`rgb(104, 103, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 40.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 20%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 20%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.56, 6.26, -14.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.56, 15.57, 293.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.521, 14.228, 22.746)`
Decimal	`6842241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686781, 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 #686781	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686781 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #686781 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686781; }
.text { color: #686781; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686781; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 103 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686781, #756781); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #686781?: #686781 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686781?: The RGB value is 104, 103, 129: 104 red, 103 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686781?: The complementary color is #808167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686781?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.