#686cc5 color: Purple Toolbox
#686cc5 is rgb(104, 108, 197) in RGB and oklch(57.004% 0.13533 279.241) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Indigo
- Medium
- Soft
- Cool
- ≈ Royal blue
- slate-500
- Black 23%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #686cc5
#686cc5 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 57% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 279°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 4.63:1 contrast and black text 4.54:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Purple Toolbox (#746cc0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.
Lighter: #686cc5 mixed with white
Darker: #686cc5 mixed with black
Calmer: #686cc5 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #686cc5
Questions about #686cc5
What color is #686cc5?
#686cc5 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Purple Toolbox. In RGB it is rgb(104, 108, 197), in HSL hsl(237.42, 44.5%, 59.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.004% 0.13533 279.241).
What colors go well with #686cc5?
The complementary color of #686cc5 is #8c7700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #297bc3 and #8f5eb3. The triadic partners are #b85735 and #008f5a.
Is white or black text more readable on #686cc5?
White text reads better on #686cc5: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and black gives 4.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #686cc5 a warm or cool color?
#686cc5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 279 degrees, its lightness 57% and its chroma 0.135.