What color is #687DAD?

#687DAD is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #687DAD?

The RGB value is 104, 125, 173: 104 red, 125 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #687DAD?

The complementary color is #AD9868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #687DAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#687DAD color

#687DAD rgb(104, 125, 173)

Shades of blue

The hex color #687DAD is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 49% green and 67.8% blue (104, 125, 173).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 30% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#687DAD color codes

HEX	`#687DAD`
RGB	`rgb(104, 125, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 49%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 30%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 40%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 28%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.54, 4.83, -27.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.54, 28.32, 279.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.583, 20.626, 42.424)`
Decimal	`6847917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #687DAD, 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 #687DAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#687DAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #687DAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #687dad; }
.text { color: #687dad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687dad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 125 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #687dad, #7668ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #687DAD?: #687DAD is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #687DAD?: The RGB value is 104, 125, 173: 104 red, 125 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #687DAD?: The complementary color is #AD9868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #687DAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.