#686EA1 Color

#686EA1 is rgb(104, 110, 161) in RGB and hsl(234, 23%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#686EA1

HEX#686EA1

RGBrgb(104, 110, 161)

HSLhsl(234, 23%, 52%)

HSVhsv(234, 35%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(55.4% 0.079 278.3)

CMYKcmyk(35%, 32%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #686EA1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.85:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.33:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #686EA1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#686EA1 Complementary#A19B68 Analogous#688AA1 Analogous#7F68A1 Triadic#A1686E Triadic#6EA168

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #686EA1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7E83AE #9195BA #A7AAC8 #BABDD4 #D0D2E2 #E3E4ED

Shades

#585E8D #4B4F77 #3D4161 #31344E #232538 #161723

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