What color is #687890?

#687890 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687890?

The RGB value is 104, 120, 144: 104 red, 120 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687890?

The complementary color is #908068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687890?

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

#687890 color

#687890 rgb(104, 120, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #687890 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 47.1% green and 56.5% blue (104, 120, 144).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Infinity and Beyond (#6E7E99), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#687890 color codes

HEX	`#687890`
RGB	`rgb(104, 120, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 47.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 28%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 17%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.96, -0.11, -14.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.96, 14.96, 269.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.458, 18.389, 29.01)`
Decimal	`6846608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687890, 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 #687890	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#687890 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	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 #687890 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687890; }
.text { color: #687890; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687890; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 120 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687890, #6c6890); }

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Questions

What color is #687890?: #687890 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687890?: The RGB value is 104, 120, 144: 104 red, 120 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687890?: The complementary color is #908068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687890?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.