What color is #687397?

#687397 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687397?

The RGB value is 104, 115, 151: 104 red, 115 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687397?

The complementary color is #978C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687397?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687397 color

#687397 rgb(104, 115, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #687397 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 45.1% green and 59.2% blue (104, 115, 151).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#687397 color codes

HEX	`#687397`
RGB	`rgb(104, 115, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 45.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 31%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 24%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.81, 4.69, -20.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.81, 21.37, 282.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.424, 17.438, 31.72)`
Decimal	`6845335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687397, 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 #687397	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#687397 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #687397 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687397; }
.text { color: #687397; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687397; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 115 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687397, #756897); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #687397?: #687397 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687397?: The RGB value is 104, 115, 151: 104 red, 115 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687397?: The complementary color is #978C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687397?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.