What color is #687C9D?

#687C9D 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 #687C9D?

The RGB value is 104, 124, 157: 104 red, 124 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687C9D?

The complementary color is #9D8968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687C9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687C9D color

#687C9D rgb(104, 124, 157)

Shades of blue

The hex color #687C9D is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 48.6% green and 61.6% blue (104, 124, 157).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Infinity and Beyond (#6E7E99), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#687C9D color codes

HEX	`#687C9D`
RGB	`rgb(104, 124, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 48.6%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 21%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.6, 0.97, -20.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.6, 20.1, 272.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.001, 19.792, 34.711)`
Decimal	`6847645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687C9D, 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 #687C9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#687C9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #687C9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687c9d; }
.text { color: #687c9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687c9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 124 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687c9d, #6e689d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #687C9D?: #687C9D 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 #687C9D?: The RGB value is 104, 124, 157: 104 red, 124 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687C9D?: The complementary color is #9D8968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687C9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.