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#687682 Color

#687682 is rgb(104, 118, 130) in RGB, hsl(208, 11%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 9%, 0%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slate Gray (#708090), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.53. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#687682
HEX#687682
RGBrgb(104, 118, 130)
HSLhsl(208, 11%, 46%)
HSVhsv(208, 20%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 9%, 0%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(55.8% 0.025 244.1)
LABlab(48.79% -3.31 -8.46)
LCHlch(48.79% 9.08 248.61)

What #687682 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 #687682, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#687682 Channel Values

How #687682 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 118 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 208° · S 11% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 208° · S 20% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.66:1 vs white · 4.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #687682 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.

TextWhite text4.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #687682

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #687682; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #687682

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

Shades

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How #687682 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#687682
Protanopia#747482
Protanomaly#6F7582
Deuteranopia#727282
Deuteranomaly#6E7382
Tritanopia#667878
Tritanomaly#67777C
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #687682 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-687682: #687682;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #687682;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-687682': '#687682' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.463, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_687682">#687682</color>
SVG fillfill="#687682"

More Blue Colors

#687682 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#687682 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #687682?

#687682 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(104, 118, 130) in RGB and hsl(208, 11%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.53.

What is the RGB value of #687682?

#687682 is rgb(104, 118, 130) — red 104, green 118, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #687682?

#687682 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 9%, 0%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #687682 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #687682 scores 4.66:1 against white and 4.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #687682 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #687682 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 4.53, which is very hard to tell apart.

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