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#685ab8 color: Blue Marguerite

#685ab8 is rgb(104, 90, 184) in RGB and oklch(52.758% 0.14289 287.283) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

52.8%
0.143
287°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.61:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.74:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #685ab8

#685ab8 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 52.8% lightness, 0.143 chroma and a hue of 287°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.61:1 contrast and black text 3.74:1, 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: #685ab8 mixed with white

  1. 685ab8
  2. 756bc0
  3. 837bc8
  4. 918bcf
  5. a09cd7
  6. afacde
  7. bebce5
  8. cecdec
  9. deddf2
  10. eeeef9

Darker: #685ab8 mixed with black

  1. 685ab8
  2. 594da0
  3. 4b4188
  4. 3e3571
  5. 30295b
  6. 241e45
  7. 181331
  8. 0c091e
  9. 04030c
  10. 000002

Calmer: #685ab8 with less saturation

  1. 685ab8
  2. 685db1
  3. 685fa9
  4. 6861a2
  5. 68639a
  6. 686593
  7. 69668b
  8. 696883
  9. 6a697b
  10. 6a6a73

Questions about #685ab8

What color is #685ab8?

#685ab8 is soft violet. The closest named color is Blue Marguerite. In RGB it is rgb(104, 90, 184), in HSL hsl(248.94, 39.83%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.758% 0.14289 287.283).

What colors go well with #685ab8?

The complementary color of #685ab8 is #746f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2e6abc and #8c4ca0. The triadic partners are #aa4b05 and #00825b.

Is white or black text more readable on #685ab8?

White text reads better on #685ab8: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and black gives 3.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #685ab8 a warm or cool color?

#685ab8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 287 degrees, its lightness 52.8% and its chroma 0.143.