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Colour

#685A94

  • #685A94
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#685A94 is a blue with RGB values 104, 90, 148 and HSL 254°, 24%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#685A94#685A94
HEX#685A94
RGBrgb(104, 90, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3529, 0.5804
RGB percentages40.8%, 35.3%, 58%
HSLhsl(254.5, 24.4%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.5, 39.2%, 58%)
CMYK29.7%, 39.2%, 0%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,838,932
CSS custom property--colour: #685A94;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#97A56B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A6396no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C6293no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5E6470no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.8Steel blue · ΔE 25.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.6Medium purple · ΔE 29.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.7Slate grey · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#86945A
Analogous#5A6994, #855A94
Triadic#94685A, #5A9468
Split complementary#94855A, #69945A
Tetradic#945A69, #86945A, #5A9485

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9D5E5
Lighter +30%#BCB5D2
Lighter +20%#9F95BF
Lighter +10%#8376AB
Darker −10%#524774
Darker −20%#3B3355
Darker −30%#252035
Darker −40%#0F0D15
More saturated +25%#593CB2
Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R104
G90
B148
Red104 (40.8%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue254.48°
Saturation (HSL)24.37%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 5A · B 94

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