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#686bc3 color: Bluish Purple Anemone

#686bc3 is rgb(104, 107, 195) in RGB and oklch(56.686% 0.13387 279.745) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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238°
100%

56.7%
0.134
280°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.69:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.48:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #686bc3

#686bc3 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 56.7% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 280°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.69:1 contrast and black text 4.48:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bluish Purple Anemone (#6666bb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #686bc3 mixed with white

  1. 686bc3
  2. 757aca
  3. 8389d1
  4. 9197d7
  5. a0a6dd
  6. afb4e3
  7. bfc3e9
  8. ced2ef
  9. dee1f5
  10. eff0fa

Darker: #686bc3 mixed with black

  1. 686bc3
  2. 595ca9
  3. 4b4e90
  4. 3e3f78
  5. 303260
  6. 24254a
  7. 181834
  8. 0c0d20
  9. 04040e
  10. 000002

Calmer: #686bc3 with less saturation

  1. 686bc3
  2. 696dbc
  3. 6a6eb4
  4. 6b70ad
  5. 6d71a5
  6. 6e729e
  7. 707396
  8. 71748e
  9. 737586
  10. 75767e

Questions about #686bc3

What color is #686bc3?

#686bc3 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Bluish Purple Anemone. In RGB it is rgb(104, 107, 195), in HSL hsl(238.02, 43.13%, 58.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.686% 0.13387 279.745).

What colors go well with #686bc3?

The complementary color of #686bc3 is #8a7700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2b7ac1 and #8e5db1. The triadic partners are #b65634 and #008e5a.

Is white or black text more readable on #686bc3?

White text reads better on #686bc3: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and black gives 4.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #686bc3 a warm or cool color?

#686bc3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 280 degrees, its lightness 56.7% and its chroma 0.134.