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#686199 color: Corsican Blue

#686199 is rgb(104, 97, 153) in RGB and oklch(52.294% 0.08719 288.736) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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248°
100%

52.3%
0.087
289°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.59:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.76:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #686199

#686199 is a muted violet color. In OKLCH it has 52.3% lightness, 0.087 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.59:1 contrast and black text 3.76:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Corsican Blue (#646093). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #686199 mixed with white

  1. 686199
  2. 7670a3
  3. 847fae
  4. 928eb8
  5. a19ec2
  6. b0aecc
  7. bfbdd6
  8. cfcee1
  9. dfdeeb
  10. efeef5

Darker: #686199 mixed with black

  1. 686199
  2. 595384
  3. 4b4670
  4. 3e395d
  5. 302d4a
  6. 242138
  7. 181527
  8. 0c0b17
  9. 040308
  10. 000001

Calmer: #686199 with less saturation

  1. 686199
  2. 686294
  3. 686390
  4. 68648b
  5. 686587
  6. 686682
  7. 69677d
  8. 696878
  9. 696874
  10. 69696f

Questions about #686199

What color is #686199?

#686199 is muted violet. The closest named color is Corsican Blue. In RGB it is rgb(104, 97, 153), in HSL hsl(247.5, 22.4%, 49.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.294% 0.08719 288.736).

What colors go well with #686199?

The complementary color of #686199 is #6e6e2c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4a6a9c and #7f598a. The triadic partners are #925a3b and #2a7a61.

Is white or black text more readable on #686199?

White text reads better on #686199: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and black gives 3.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #686199 a warm or cool color?

#686199 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 52.3% and its chroma 0.087.