#686A9C Color

#686A9C is rgb(104, 106, 156) in RGB and hsl(238, 21%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#686A9C

HEX#686A9C

RGBrgb(104, 106, 156)

HSLhsl(238, 21%, 51%)

HSVhsv(238, 33%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(54.3% 0.078 281.7)

CMYKcmyk(33%, 32%, 0%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #686A9C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.08:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.13:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #686A9C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#686A9C Complementary#9C9B68 Analogous#68849C Analogous#80689C Triadic#9C686A Triadic#6A9C68

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #686A9C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7D7FAA #9091B6 #A6A7C5 #BBBCD3 #D1D1E1 #E3E4ED

Shades

#595A88 #4D4E75 #3E4060 #30314A #222334 #161722

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