What color is #687993?

#687993 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 #687993?

The RGB value is 104, 121, 147: 104 red, 121 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687993?

The complementary color is #938268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687993?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687993 color

#687993 rgb(104, 121, 147)

Shades of blue

The hex color #687993 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 47.5% green and 57.6% blue (104, 121, 147).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Infinity and Beyond (#6E7E99), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#687993 color codes

HEX	`#687993`
RGB	`rgb(104, 121, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 47.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 18%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.36, 0.08, -16.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.36, 16.12, 270.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.811, 18.724, 30.274)`
Decimal	`6846867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687993, 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 #687993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#687993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #687993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687993; }
.text { color: #687993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 121 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687993, #6d6893); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #687993?: #687993 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 #687993?: The RGB value is 104, 121, 147: 104 red, 121 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687993?: The complementary color is #938268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687993?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.