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#685cb2 color: Blue Marguerite

#685cb2 is rgb(104, 92, 178) in RGB and oklch(52.747% 0.13151 287.403) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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248°
100%

52.7%
0.132
287°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.58:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.76:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #685cb2

#685cb2 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 52.7% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 287°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.58:1 contrast and black text 3.76:1, 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: #685cb2 mixed with white

  1. 685cb2
  2. 756cba
  3. 837cc3
  4. 918ccb
  5. a09cd3
  6. afacdb
  7. bebde2
  8. cecdea
  9. dedef1
  10. eeeef8

Darker: #685cb2 mixed with black

  1. 685cb2
  2. 594f9a
  3. 4b4283
  4. 3e366d
  5. 302a57
  6. 241f43
  7. 18142f
  8. 0c0a1d
  9. 04030c
  10. 000001

Calmer: #685cb2 with less saturation

  1. 685cb2
  2. 685eab
  3. 6860a4
  4. 68629d
  5. 686496
  6. 68658f
  7. 696788
  8. 696881
  9. 6a697a
  10. 6a6a72

Questions about #685cb2

What color is #685cb2?

#685cb2 is soft violet. The closest named color is Blue Marguerite. In RGB it is rgb(104, 92, 178), in HSL hsl(248.37, 35.83%, 52.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.747% 0.13151 287.403).

What colors go well with #685cb2?

The complementary color of #685cb2 is #746f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #356ab5 and #894f9c. The triadic partners are #a64e19 and #00825b.

Is white or black text more readable on #685cb2?

White text reads better on #685cb2: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and black gives 3.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #685cb2 a warm or cool color?

#685cb2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 287 degrees, its lightness 52.7% and its chroma 0.132.