What color is #686E91?

#686E91 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 #686E91?

The RGB value is 104, 110, 145: 104 red, 110 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686E91?

The complementary color is #918B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686E91?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686E91 color

#686E91 rgb(104, 110, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #686E91 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 43.1% green and 56.9% blue (104, 110, 145).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#686E91 color codes

HEX	`#686E91`
RGB	`rgb(104, 110, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 43.1%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 28%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 24%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.16, 6.1, -19.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.16, 20.76, 287.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.394, 16.139, 29.034)`
Decimal	`6844049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686E91, 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 #686E91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686E91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #686E91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686e91; }
.text { color: #686e91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686e91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 110 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686e91, #776891); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #686E91?: #686E91 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 #686E91?: The RGB value is 104, 110, 145: 104 red, 110 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686E91?: The complementary color is #918B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686E91?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.