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Recognised as Colour

#685CBE

  • #685CBE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#685CBE is a blue with RGB values 104, 92, 190 and HSL 247°, 43%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#685CBE#685CBE
HEX#685CBE
RGBrgb(104, 92, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3608, 0.7451
RGB percentages40.8%, 36.1%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(247.3, 43%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.3, 51.6%, 74.5%)
CMYK45.3%, 51.6%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,839,486
CSS custom property--colour: #685CBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#97A341

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F6CC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C67BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4D7184no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 9.8Medium purple · ΔE 12.4Royal blue · ΔE 15.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 9.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2BE5C
Analogous#5C81BE, #995CBE
Triadic#BE685C, #5CBE68
Split complementary#BE995C, #81BE5C
Tetradic#BE5C81, #B2BE5C, #5CBE99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFEEF8
Lighter +30%#CDC9EA
Lighter +20%#ACA5DB
Lighter +10%#8A80CD
Darker −10%#4E42A5
Darker −20%#3D3381
Darker −30%#2C255C
Darker −40%#1A1638
More saturated +25%#5240DB
Less saturated −25%#7E79A2

Channel breakdown

R104
G92
B190
Red104 (40.8%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue247.35°
Saturation (HSL)42.98%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 5C · B BE

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