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Colour

#686FEB

  • #686FEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#686FEB is a blue with RGB values 104, 111, 235 and HSL 237°, 77%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#686FEB#686FEB
HEX#686FEB
RGBrgb(104, 111, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4353, 0.9216
RGB percentages40.8%, 43.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(236.8, 76.6%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.8, 55.7%, 92.2%)
CMYK55.7%, 52.8%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,844,395
CSS custom property--colour: #686FEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#979014

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2582EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0077E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#1E8BA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 9Slate blue · ΔE 9.8Medium purple · ΔE 14.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.57, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBE468
Analogous#68B0EB, #A368EB
Triadic#EB686F, #6FEB68
Split complementary#EBA368, #B1EB68
Tetradic#EB68B0, #EBE468, #68EBA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF0FD
Lighter +20%#C2C5F7
Lighter +10%#959AF1
Darker −10%#3B44E5
Darker −20%#1C25D1
Darker −30%#161DA4
Darker −40%#101577
More saturated +25%#545DFF
Less saturated −25%#7D82D6

Channel breakdown

R104
G111
B235
Red104 (40.8%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue236.79°
Saturation (HSL)76.61%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 6F · B EB

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