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#685cb1 color: Blue Marguerite

#685cb1 is rgb(104, 92, 177) in RGB and oklch(52.684% 0.13009 287.545) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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248°
100%

52.7%
0.130
288°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.59:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.75:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #685cb1

#685cb1 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 52.7% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 288°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.59:1 contrast and black text 3.75:1, 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: #685cb1 mixed with white

  1. 685cb1
  2. 756cba
  3. 837cc2
  4. 918cca
  5. a09cd2
  6. afacda
  7. bebde2
  8. cecde9
  9. deddf1
  10. eeeef8

Darker: #685cb1 mixed with black

  1. 685cb1
  2. 594f99
  3. 4b4283
  4. 3e366c
  5. 302a57
  6. 241f42
  7. 18142f
  8. 0c0a1c
  9. 04030c
  10. 000001

Calmer: #685cb1 with less saturation

  1. 685cb1
  2. 685eaa
  3. 6860a3
  4. 68629d
  5. 686496
  6. 68658f
  7. 696688
  8. 696881
  9. 6a697a
  10. 6a6a72

Questions about #685cb1

What color is #685cb1?

#685cb1 is soft violet. The closest named color is Blue Marguerite. In RGB it is rgb(104, 92, 177), in HSL hsl(248.47, 35.27%, 52.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.684% 0.13009 287.545).

What colors go well with #685cb1?

The complementary color of #685cb1 is #746f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #366ab5 and #89509b. The triadic partners are #a54f1a and #00825b.

Is white or black text more readable on #685cb1?

White text reads better on #685cb1: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and black gives 3.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #685cb1 a warm or cool color?

#685cb1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 288 degrees, its lightness 52.7% and its chroma 0.13.