All About Color #686CA6

#686CA6

About #686CA6

#686CA6 is a medium blue color with the hex code #686CA6. In RGB it is red 104, green 108, blue 166; in HSL it is hue 236°, saturation 26%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 37%, 35%, 0%, 35%. Its contrast ratio is 4.90:1 on white and 4.28:1 on black.

#686CA6 Color Conversion

Hex triplet68, 6C, A6
CMYK37.35%, 34.94%, 0.00%, 34.90%
RGB Decimal104, 108, 166
HSL236°, 26%, 53%
RGB Octal150, 154, 246
HSV (HSB)236.13°, 37.35%, 65.10%
RGB Binary1101000, 1101100, 10100110
CIE-L*AB47.52, 13.09, -31.66
RGB Percent40.78%, 42.35%, 65.10%
CIE-L*CH47.52, 34.26, 292.46
XYZ17.95, 16.42, 38.30
CIE-L*UV47.52, -5.20, -48.53
xyY0.25, 0.23, 16.42
Hunter-Lab40.52, 8.17, -27.67
RYB40.78%, 42.26%, 65.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#686CA6 on a dark background: contrast 4.28:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#686CA6 on a light background: contrast 4.90:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #686CA6, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #686CA6. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#686CA6 · #A2A4C8 · #424570 · #A6A268 · #C8C6A2

Analogous palette

#68A6A2 · #688BA6 · #686CA6 · #8368A6 · #A268A6

Triadic palette

#686CA6 · #A6686C · #6CA668 · #A2A4C8 · #C8A2A4

Tetradic palette

#686CA6 · #A6688B · #A6A268 · #68A683 · #424570

Monochromatic palette

#2B2D4A · #484B7A · #686CA6 · #989BC3 · #C8CADF

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