#686A8D Color

#686A8D is rgb(104, 106, 141) in RGB and hsl(237, 15%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#686A8D

HEX#686A8D

RGBrgb(104, 106, 141)

HSLhsl(237, 15%, 48%)

HSVhsv(237, 26%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(53.6% 0.055 281.8)

CMYKcmyk(26%, 25%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #686A8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.2:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.03:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #686A8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#686A8D Complementary#8D8B68 Analogous#687C8D Analogous#79688D Triadic#8D686A Triadic#6A8D68

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #686A8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7B7D9D #9091AD #A4A5BC #BCBCCD #D0D1DC #E5E5EB

Shades

#5B5D7B #4C4D67 #3F4055 #323343 #252532 #16161D

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