What color is #687C9F?

#687C9F 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 #687C9F?

The RGB value is 104, 124, 159: 104 red, 124 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687C9F?

The complementary color is #9F8B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687C9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687C9F color

#687C9F rgb(104, 124, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #687C9F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 48.6% green and 62.4% blue (104, 124, 159).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#687C9F color codes

HEX	`#687C9F`
RGB	`rgb(104, 124, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 48.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 35%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 22%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.68, 1.52, -21.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.68, 21.17, 274.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.173, 19.861, 35.617)`
Decimal	`6847647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687C9F, 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 #687C9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#687C9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #687C9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687c9f; }
.text { color: #687c9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687c9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 124 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687c9f, #70689f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #687C9F?: #687C9F 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 #687C9F?: The RGB value is 104, 124, 159: 104 red, 124 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687C9F?: The complementary color is #9F8B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687C9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.