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Recognised as Colour

#686ABE

  • #686ABE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#686ABE is a blue with RGB values 104, 106, 190 and HSL 239°, 40%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#686ABE#686ABE
HEX#686ABE
RGBrgb(104, 106, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4157, 0.7451
RGB percentages40.8%, 41.6%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(238.6, 39.8%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.6, 45.3%, 74.5%)
CMYK45.3%, 44.2%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,843,070
CSS custom property--colour: #686ABE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#979541

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4976C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#446FBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#4B7B8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.8Slate blue · ΔE 20Royal blue · ΔE 21.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEBC68
Analogous#6895BE, #9168BE
Triadic#BE686A, #6ABE68
Split complementary#BE9168, #95BE68
Tetradic#BE6895, #BEBC68, #68BE91

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F7FB
Lighter +30%#D3D4EC
Lighter +20%#AFB0DD
Lighter +10%#8C8DCD
Darker −10%#494BAA
Darker −20%#3A3C86
Darker −30%#2A2C63
Darker −40%#1B1C3F
More saturated +25%#4D50D9
Less saturated −25%#8384A3

Channel breakdown

R104
G106
B190
Red104 (40.8%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue238.6°
Saturation (HSL)39.81%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 6A · B BE

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