What color is #686B9F?

#686B9F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686B9F?

The RGB value is 104, 107, 159: 104 red, 107 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686B9F?

The complementary color is #9F9C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686B9F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686B9F color

#686B9F rgb(104, 107, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #686B9F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 42% green and 62.4% blue (104, 107, 159).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636CA8), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#686B9F color codes

HEX	`#686B9F`
RGB	`rgb(104, 107, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 42%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 35%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 33%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.92, 11.72, -28.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.92, 30.79, 292.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.223, 15.961, 34.968)`
Decimal	`6843295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686B9F, 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 #686B9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686B9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #686B9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686b9f; }
.text { color: #686b9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686b9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 107 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686b9f, #81689f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #686B9F?: #686B9F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686B9F?: The RGB value is 104, 107, 159: 104 red, 107 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686B9F?: The complementary color is #9F9C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686B9F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.