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#686daa color: Twinkle Night

#686daa is rgb(104, 109, 170) in RGB and oklch(55.67% 0.09445 279.274) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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235°
100%

55.7%
0.094
279°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.82:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.36:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #686daa

#686daa is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 55.7% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 279°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.82:1 contrast and black text 4.36:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636ca8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #686daa mixed with white

  1. 686daa
  2. 767bb3
  3. 8489bc
  4. 9297c4
  5. a1a6cd
  6. b0b4d5
  7. bfc3de
  8. cfd2e6
  9. dfe1ef
  10. eff0f7

Darker: #686daa mixed with black

  1. 686daa
  2. 595e93
  3. 4b4f7d
  4. 3e4168
  5. 303353
  6. 24263f
  7. 18192d
  8. 0c0d1b
  9. 04040b
  10. 000101

Calmer: #686daa with less saturation

  1. 686daa
  2. 696ea5
  3. 6a6f9f
  4. 6b709a
  5. 6c7095
  6. 6d718f
  7. 6e728a
  8. 707284
  9. 71737f
  10. 727379

Questions about #686daa

What color is #686daa?

#686daa is soft indigo. The closest named color is Twinkle Night. In RGB it is rgb(104, 109, 170), in HSL hsl(235.45, 27.97%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.67% 0.09445 279.274).

What colors go well with #686daa?

The complementary color of #686daa is #81742b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4577a9 and #84639d. The triadic partners are #a25f49 and #3a845f.

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

White text reads better on #686daa: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and black gives 4.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #686daa a warm or cool color?

#686daa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 279 degrees, its lightness 55.7% and its chroma 0.094.