What color is #686E94?

#686E94 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686E94?

The RGB value is 104, 110, 148: 104 red, 110 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686E94?

The complementary color is #948E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686E94?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#686E94 color

#686E94 rgb(104, 110, 148)

Shades of blue

The hex color #686E94 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 43.1% green and 58% blue (104, 110, 148).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#686E94 color codes

HEX	`#686E94`
RGB	`rgb(104, 110, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 43.1%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 30%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 26%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.28, 6.9, -21.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.28, 22.51, 287.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.629, 16.233, 30.268)`
Decimal	`6844052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686E94, 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 #686E94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686E94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #686E94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686e94; }
.text { color: #686e94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686e94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 110 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686e94, #786894); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #686E94?: #686E94 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686E94?: The RGB value is 104, 110, 148: 104 red, 110 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686E94?: The complementary color is #948E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686E94?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.