#686E8D Color

#686E8D is rgb(104, 110, 141) in RGB and hsl(230, 15%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#686E8D

HEX#686E8D

RGBrgb(104, 110, 141)

HSLhsl(230, 15%, 48%)

HSVhsv(230, 26%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(54.5% 0.049 276.1)

CMYKcmyk(26%, 22%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #686E8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

TextBlack text4.2:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #686E8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#686E8D Complementary#8D8768 Analogous#68818D Analogous#74688D Triadic#8D686E Triadic#6E8D68

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #686E8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7B819D #9094AD #A4A8BC #BCBECD #D0D2DC #E5E6EB

Shades

#5B607B #4C5067 #3F4355 #323543 #252732 #16171D

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