Skip to the color picker

#686bcc color: C64 Purple

#686bcc is rgb(104, 107, 204) in RGB and oklch(57.244% 0.14662 279.361) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

238°
100%

57.2%
0.147
279°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • indigo-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.60:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.56:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #686bcc

#686bcc is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 57.2% lightness, 0.147 chroma and a hue of 279°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast and black text 4.56:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is C64 Purple (#6f6ed1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #686bcc mixed with white

  1. 686bcc
  2. 757ad2
  3. 8389d8
  4. 9198de
  5. a0a6e3
  6. afb5e8
  7. bec4ed
  8. ced2f2
  9. dee1f7
  10. eef0fb

Darker: #686bcc mixed with black

  1. 686bcc
  2. 595cb1
  3. 4b4e97
  4. 3e3f7e
  5. 303265
  6. 24254e
  7. 181837
  8. 0c0d22
  9. 04040f
  10. 000002

Calmer: #686bcc with less saturation

  1. 686bcc
  2. 696dc4
  3. 6a6fbc
  4. 6c71b4
  5. 6d72ab
  6. 6f74a3
  7. 70759b
  8. 727692
  9. 74778a
  10. 767781

Questions about #686bcc

What color is #686bcc?

#686bcc is soft indigo. The closest named color is C64 Purple. In RGB it is rgb(104, 107, 204), in HSL hsl(238.2, 49.5%, 60.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.244% 0.14662 279.361).

What colors go well with #686bcc?

The complementary color of #686bcc is #8c7800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1d7bca and #925cb8. The triadic partners are #bd532d and #009158.

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

White text reads better on #686bcc: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and black gives 4.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #686bcc a warm or cool color?

#686bcc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 279 degrees, its lightness 57.2% and its chroma 0.147.