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#685ab2 color: Blue Marguerite

#685ab2 is rgb(104, 90, 178) in RGB and oklch(52.372% 0.13452 288.154) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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250°
100%

52.4%
0.135
288°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.68:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.69:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #685ab2

#685ab2 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 52.4% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 288°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.68:1 contrast and black text 3.69:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Marguerite (#6a5bb1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #685ab2 mixed with white

  1. 685ab2
  2. 756abb
  3. 837bc3
  4. 918bcb
  5. a09bd3
  6. afabdb
  7. bebce2
  8. ceccea
  9. deddf1
  10. eeeef8

Darker: #685ab2 mixed with black

  1. 685ab2
  2. 594d9a
  3. 4b4183
  4. 3e356d
  5. 302957
  6. 241e43
  7. 18132f
  8. 0c091d
  9. 04030c
  10. 000001

Calmer: #685ab2 with less saturation

  1. 685ab2
  2. 685cab
  3. 685fa4
  4. 68609d
  5. 686296
  6. 68648f
  7. 686588
  8. 686780
  9. 696879
  10. 696972

Questions about #685ab2

What color is #685ab2?

#685ab2 is soft violet. The closest named color is Blue Marguerite. In RGB it is rgb(104, 90, 178), in HSL hsl(249.55, 36.36%, 52.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.372% 0.13452 288.154).

What colors go well with #685ab2?

The complementary color of #685ab2 is #726e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3469b6 and #8a4d9b. The triadic partners are #a64d11 and #00805c.

Is white or black text more readable on #685ab2?

White text reads better on #685ab2: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and black gives 3.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #685ab2 a warm or cool color?

#685ab2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 288 degrees, its lightness 52.4% and its chroma 0.135.