What color is #686D8A?

#686D8A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686D8A?

The RGB value is 104, 109, 138: 104 red, 109 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686D8A?

The complementary color is #8A8568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686D8A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686D8A color

#686D8A rgb(104, 109, 138)

Shades of blue

The hex color #686D8A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 42.7% green and 54.1% blue (104, 109, 138).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#686D8A color codes

HEX	`#686D8A`
RGB	`rgb(104, 109, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 42.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 25%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 21%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.6, 4.89, -16.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.6, 17.24, 286.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.764, 15.715, 26.243)`
Decimal	`6843786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686D8A, 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 #686D8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686D8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #686D8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686d8a; }
.text { color: #686d8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686d8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 109 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686d8a, #74688a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #686D8A?: #686D8A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686D8A?: The RGB value is 104, 109, 138: 104 red, 109 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686D8A?: The complementary color is #8A8568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686D8A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.