What color is #687BA0?

#687BA0 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687BA0?

The RGB value is 104, 123, 160: 104 red, 123 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687BA0?

The complementary color is #A08D68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687BA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687BA0 color

#687BA0 rgb(104, 123, 160)

Shades of blue

The hex color #687BA0 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 48.2% green and 62.7% blue (104, 123, 160).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 23% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#687BA0 color codes

HEX	`#687BA0`
RGB	`rgb(104, 123, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 48.2%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 23%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 35%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 23%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.43, 2.38, -22.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.43, 22.2, 276.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.135, 19.646, 36.035)`
Decimal	`6847392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687BA0, 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 #687BA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#687BA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #687BA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687ba0; }
.text { color: #687ba0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687ba0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 123 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687ba0, #7168a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #687BA0?: #687BA0 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687BA0?: The RGB value is 104, 123, 160: 104 red, 123 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687BA0?: The complementary color is #A08D68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687BA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.