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Colour

#685EA2

  • #685EA2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#685EA2 is a blue with RGB values 104, 94, 162 and HSL 249°, 27%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#685EA2#685EA2
HEX#685EA2
RGBrgb(104, 94, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3686, 0.6353
RGB percentages40.8%, 36.9%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(248.8, 26.8%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.8, 42%, 63.5%)
CMYK35.8%, 42%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,839,970
CSS custom property--colour: #685EA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#97A15D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4868A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4865A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#596B78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.4Medium purple · ΔE 24.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6Steel blue · ΔE 26.4Slate blue · ΔE 27.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98A25E
Analogous#5E76A2, #8A5EA2
Triadic#A2685E, #5EA268
Split complementary#A28A5E, #76A25E
Tetradic#A25E76, #98A25E, #5EA28A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1DFED
Lighter +30%#C3BFDA
Lighter +20%#A59FC7
Lighter +10%#867EB5
Darker −10%#534B82
Darker −20%#3E3862
Darker −30%#2A2641
Darker −40%#151321
More saturated +25%#523EC2
Less saturated −25%#7E7E82

Channel breakdown

R104
G94
B162
Red104 (40.8%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue248.82°
Saturation (HSL)26.77%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 5E · B A2

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