#686B8D Color

#686B8D is rgb(104, 107, 141) in RGB and hsl(235, 15%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#686B8D

HEX#686B8D

RGBrgb(104, 107, 141)

HSLhsl(235, 15%, 48%)

HSVhsv(235, 26%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(53.8% 0.053 280.5)

CMYKcmyk(26%, 24%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #686B8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.15:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.08:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #686B8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#686B8D Complementary#8D8A68 Analogous#687D8D Analogous#77688D Triadic#8D686B Triadic#6B8D68

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #686B8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7B7E9D #9092AD #A4A6BC #BCBDCD #D0D1DC #E5E5EB

Shades

#5B5E7B #4C4E67 #3F4155 #323343 #252632 #16161D

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