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#686AF8 Color

#686AF8 is rgb(104, 106, 248) in RGB, hsl(239, 91%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 57%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Blue (#6666FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#686AF8
HEX#686AF8
RGBrgb(104, 106, 248)
HSLhsl(239, 91%, 69%)
HSVhsv(239, 58%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 57%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.207 277.6)
LABlab(50.81% 30.94 -72.90)
LCHlch(50.81% 79.19 293.00)

What #686AF8 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 #686AF8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 6.21Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 6.83Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 7.06Ultramarine Blue#4166F5ΔE 7.65Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 10.47Iris#5A4FCFΔE 12.25

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

#686AF8 Channel Values

How #686AF8 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 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 239° · S 91% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 239° · S 58% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.2:1 vs white · 5.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #686AF8 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 text4.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #686AF8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #686AF8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #686AF8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#686AF8
Complementary
#F8F568
Analogous
#68B2F8
Analogous
#AE68F8
Triadic
#F8686A
Triadic
#6AF868
Split comp.
#F8AE68
Split comp.
#B2F868

Tints & Shades of #686AF8

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

#7B7EF9
#8F91FA
#A2A4FB
#BBBCFC
#CECFFD
#E2E2FE

Shades

#3C3FF6
#0B0FF4
#090DC8
#070A9C
#050770
#03043F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #686AF8.

How #686AF8 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#686AF8
Protanopia#6A6AF8
Protanomaly#696AF8
Deuteranopia#6969F8
Deuteranomaly#696AF8
Tritanopia#368888
Tritanomaly#4F7DBF
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

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Using #686AF8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-686af8: #686AF8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #686AF8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-686af8': '#686AF8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.416, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_686af8">#686AF8</color>
SVG fillfill="#686AF8"

More Blue Colors

#686AF8 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#686AF8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #686AF8?

#686AF8 is a light blue — rgb(104, 106, 248) in RGB and hsl(239, 91%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Blue (#6666FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.21.

What is the RGB value of #686AF8?

#686AF8 is rgb(104, 106, 248) — red 104, green 106, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #686AF8?

#686AF8 converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 57%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #686AF8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #686AF8 scores 4.2:1 against white and 5.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #686AF8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #686AF8 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 7.06, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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