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#686AE3 Color

#686AE3 is rgb(104, 106, 227) in RGB, hsl(239, 69%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 53%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#686AE3
HEX#686AE3
RGBrgb(104, 106, 227)
HSLhsl(239, 69%, 65%)
HSVhsv(239, 54%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 53%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.18 278.6)
LABlab(49.58% 25.50 -63.16)
LCHlch(49.58% 68.11 291.99)

What #686AE3 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #686AE3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 7.88Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 8.1Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 8.92Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 9.13Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 9.78Iris#5A4FCFΔE 11.87

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#686AE3 Channel Values

How #686AE3 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 104 · G 106 · B 2278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 239° · S 69% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 239° · S 54% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 53% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.41:1 vs white · 4.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #686AE3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #686AE3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #686AE3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #686AE3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#686AE3
Complementary
#E3E168
Analogous
#68A8E3
Analogous
#A468E3
Triadic
#E3686A
Triadic
#6AE368
Split comp.
#E3A468
Split comp.
#A8E368

Tints & Shades of #686AE3

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7E7FE7
#8F90EA
#A5A6EE
#BABBF2
#D0D0F6
#E1E1F9

Shades

#4144DC
#2629CF
#1F21A8
#181981
#11125A
#0A0B38

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #686AE3.

How #686AE3 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#686AE3
Protanopia#6A6AE3
Protanomaly#696AE3
Deuteranopia#6969E3
Deuteranomaly#696AE3
Tritanopia#458282
Tritanomaly#5579B1
Achromatopsia#787878

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Using #686AE3 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-686ae3: #686AE3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #686AE3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-686ae3': '#686AE3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.416, blue: 0.890)
Android XML<color name="color_686ae3">#686AE3</color>
SVG fillfill="#686AE3"

More Blue Colors

#686AE3 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#686AE3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #686AE3?

#686AE3 is a light blue — rgb(104, 106, 227) in RGB and hsl(239, 69%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.88.

What is the RGB value of #686AE3?

#686AE3 is rgb(104, 106, 227) — red 104, green 106, and blue 227 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #686AE3?

#686AE3 converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 53%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #686AE3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #686AE3 scores 4.41:1 against white and 4.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #686AE3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #686AE3 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 7.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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