What color is #686C9B?

#686C9B 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 #686C9B?

The RGB value is 104, 108, 155: 104 red, 108 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686C9B?

The complementary color is #9B9768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686C9B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686C9B color

#686C9B rgb(104, 108, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #686C9B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 42.4% green and 60.8% blue (104, 108, 155).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636CA8), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#686C9B color codes

HEX	`#686C9B`
RGB	`rgb(104, 108, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 42.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 33%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 30%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.02, 10, -25.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.02, 27.82, 291.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.986, 16.034, 33.204)`
Decimal	`6843547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686C9B, 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 #686C9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686C9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #686C9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686c9b; }
.text { color: #686c9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686c9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 108 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686c9b, #7d689b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #686C9B?: #686C9B 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 #686C9B?: The RGB value is 104, 108, 155: 104 red, 108 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686C9B?: The complementary color is #9B9768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686C9B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.