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Recognised as Colour

#685F86

  • #685F86
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#685F86 is a blue with RGB values 104, 95, 134 and HSL 254°, 17%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#685F86#685F86
HEX#685F86
RGBrgb(104, 95, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3725, 0.5255
RGB percentages40.8%, 37.3%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(253.8, 17%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.8, 29.1%, 52.5%)
CMYK22.4%, 29.1%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,840,198
CSS custom property--colour: #685F86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#97A079

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#566588no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#576485no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#62656Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 20.3Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9Steel blue · ΔE 22.6Dim grey · ΔE 23.9Gray · ΔE 26.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 20.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7D865F
Analogous#5F6A86, #7B5F86
Triadic#86685F, #5F8668
Split complementary#867B5F, #6A865F
Tetradic#865F6A, #7D865F, #5F867B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5D2DF
Lighter +30%#B9B4CA
Lighter +20%#9D96B5
Lighter +10%#8178A0
Darker −10%#514A68
Darker −20%#3A354A
Darker −30%#23202C
Darker −40%#0B0A0F
More saturated +25%#5942A3
Less saturated −25%#737373

Channel breakdown

R104
G95
B134
Red104 (40.8%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue253.85°
Saturation (HSL)17.03%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 5F · B 86

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