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Recognised as Colour

#686FC4

  • #686FC4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#686FC4 is a blue with RGB values 104, 111, 196 and HSL 235°, 44%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#686FC4#686FC4
HEX#686FC4
RGBrgb(104, 111, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4353, 0.7686
RGB percentages40.8%, 43.5%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(235.4, 43.8%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.4, 46.9%, 76.9%)
CMYK46.9%, 43.4%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,844,356
CSS custom property--colour: #686FC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#97903B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E7AC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4673C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#478190no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.7Medium purple · ΔE 18.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.2Slate blue · ΔE 20.7Royal blue · ΔE 20.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4BD68
Analogous#689DC4, #8F68C4
Triadic#C4686F, #6FC468
Split complementary#C48F68, #9DC468
Tetradic#C4689D, #C4BD68, #68C48F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFBFD
Lighter +30%#D6D8EF
Lighter +20%#B1B5E1
Lighter +10%#8D92D2
Darker −10%#464EB3
Darker −20%#383E8E
Darker −30%#292E6A
Darker −40%#1B1E45
More saturated +25%#4E59DE
Less saturated −25%#8285AA

Channel breakdown

R104
G111
B196
Red104 (40.8%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue235.43°
Saturation (HSL)43.81%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 6F · B C4

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