What color is #686E8F?

#686E8F 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 #686E8F?

The RGB value is 104, 110, 143: 104 red, 110 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686E8F?

The complementary color is #8F8968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686E8F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686E8F color

#686E8F rgb(104, 110, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #686E8F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 43.1% green and 56.1% blue (104, 110, 143).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#686E8F color codes

HEX	`#686E8F`
RGB	`rgb(104, 110, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 43.1%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 23%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.08, 5.58, -18.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.08, 19.59, 286.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.241, 16.078, 28.229)`
Decimal	`6844047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686E8F, 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 #686E8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686E8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #686E8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686e8f; }
.text { color: #686e8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686e8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 110 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686e8f, #75688f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #686E8F?: #686E8F 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 #686E8F?: The RGB value is 104, 110, 143: 104 red, 110 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686E8F?: The complementary color is #8F8968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686E8F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.