#686B9C Color

#686B9C is rgb(104, 107, 156) in RGB and hsl(237, 21%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#686B9C

HEX#686B9C

RGBrgb(104, 107, 156)

HSLhsl(237, 21%, 51%)

HSVhsv(237, 33%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(54.5% 0.076 280.8)

CMYKcmyk(33%, 31%, 0%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #686B9C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.03:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.17:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #686B9C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#686B9C Complementary#9C9A68 Analogous#68859C Analogous#7F689C Triadic#9C686A Triadic#6A9C68

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #686B9C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7D80AA #9092B6 #A6A7C5 #BBBCD3 #D1D2E1 #E3E4ED

Shades

#595B88 #4D4F75 #3E4060 #30324A #222334 #161722

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