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#686cc3 color: Purple Toolbox

#686cc3 is rgb(104, 108, 195) in RGB and oklch(56.883% 0.13247 279.311) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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237°
100%

56.9%
0.132
279°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.64:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.52:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #686cc3

#686cc3 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 56.9% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 279°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.64:1 contrast and black text 4.52:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Toolbox (#746cc0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #686cc3 mixed with white

  1. 686cc3
  2. 757bca
  3. 8389d0
  4. 9298d7
  5. a0a6dd
  6. afb5e3
  7. bfc4e9
  8. ced2ef
  9. dee1f5
  10. eff0fa

Darker: #686cc3 mixed with black

  1. 686cc3
  2. 595da9
  3. 4b4e90
  4. 3e4078
  5. 303260
  6. 24254a
  7. 181934
  8. 0c0d20
  9. 04040e
  10. 000002

Calmer: #686cc3 with less saturation

  1. 686cc3
  2. 696ebc
  3. 6a6fb4
  4. 6c71ad
  5. 6d72a5
  6. 6f739e
  7. 707496
  8. 72758f
  9. 737687
  10. 75767f

Questions about #686cc3

What color is #686cc3?

#686cc3 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Purple Toolbox. In RGB it is rgb(104, 108, 195), in HSL hsl(237.36, 43.13%, 58.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.883% 0.13247 279.311).

What colors go well with #686cc3?

The complementary color of #686cc3 is #8b7700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2c7bc1 and #8e5eb1. The triadic partners are #b65736 and #008e5a.

Is white or black text more readable on #686cc3?

White text reads better on #686cc3: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and black gives 4.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #686cc3 a warm or cool color?

#686cc3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 279 degrees, its lightness 56.9% and its chroma 0.132.