Skip to the color picker

#686dc0 color: Purple Toolbox

#686dc0 is rgb(104, 109, 192) in RGB and oklch(56.902% 0.12676 278.949) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

237°
100%

56.9%
0.127
279°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.63:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.54:1Readable · 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 #686dc0

#686dc0 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 56.9% lightness, 0.127 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.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #686dc0 mixed with white

  1. 686dc0
  2. 757cc7
  3. 838ace
  4. 9298d5
  5. a0a7db
  6. afb5e2
  7. bfc4e8
  8. ced2ee
  9. dee1f4
  10. eff0f9

Darker: #686dc0 mixed with black

  1. 686dc0
  2. 595ea7
  3. 4b4f8e
  4. 3e4176
  5. 30335f
  6. 242649
  7. 181934
  8. 0c0d20
  9. 04040e
  10. 000102

Calmer: #686dc0 with less saturation

  1. 686dc0
  2. 696fb9
  3. 6a70b2
  4. 6c71ab
  5. 6d72a4
  6. 6f739c
  7. 707495
  8. 72758e
  9. 737686
  10. 75767f

Questions about #686dc0

What color is #686dc0?

#686dc0 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Purple Toolbox. In RGB it is rgb(104, 109, 192), in HSL hsl(236.59, 41.12%, 58.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.902% 0.12676 278.949).

What colors go well with #686dc0?

The complementary color of #686dc0 is #8a7700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #307bbe and #8d60af. The triadic partners are #b4593a and #118d5b.

Is white or black text more readable on #686dc0?

White text reads better on #686dc0: 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 #686dc0 a warm or cool color?

#686dc0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 279 degrees, its lightness 56.9% and its chroma 0.127.