All About Color #686C8D

#686C8D

About #686C8D

#686C8D is a medium blue color with the hex code #686C8D. In RGB it is red 104, green 108, blue 141; in HSL it is hue 234°, saturation 15%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 26%, 23%, 0%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 5.10:1 on white and 4.12:1 on black.

#686C8D Color Conversion

Hex triplet68, 6C, 8D
CMYK26.24%, 23.40%, 0.00%, 44.71%
RGB Decimal104, 108, 141
HSL234°, 15%, 48%
RGB Octal150, 154, 215
HSV (HSB)233.51°, 26.24%, 55.29%
RGB Binary1101000, 1101100, 10001101
CIE-L*AB46.43, 6.27, -18.58
RGB Percent40.78%, 42.35%, 55.29%
CIE-L*CH46.43, 19.61, 288.65
XYZ15.88, 15.59, 27.37
CIE-L*UV46.43, -3.88, -27.46
xyY0.27, 0.26, 15.59
Hunter-Lab39.49, 2.68, -13.46
RYB40.78%, 42.20%, 55.29%

Color Accessibility Scores

#686C8D on a dark background: contrast 4.12:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#686C8D on a light background: contrast 5.10:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #686C8D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #686C8D. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#686C8D · #9B9EB5 · #414358 · #8D8968 · #B5B39B

Analogous palette

#688D89 · #687E8D · #686C8D · #77688D · #89688D

Triadic palette

#686C8D · #8D686C · #6C8D68 · #9B9EB5 · #B59B9E

Tetradic palette

#686C8D · #8D687E · #8D8968 · #688D77 · #414358

Monochromatic palette

#272835 · #484A61 · #686C8D · #9295AF · #BEC0CF

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