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#686dcc color: C64 Purple

#686dcc is rgb(104, 109, 204) in RGB and oklch(57.631% 0.14387 278.592) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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237°
100%

57.6%
0.144
279°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • indigo-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.52:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.65:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #686dcc

#686dcc is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 57.6% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 279°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.52:1 contrast and black text 4.65:1, 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: #686dcc mixed with white

  1. 686dcc
  2. 757cd2
  3. 838ad8
  4. 9199de
  5. a0a7e3
  6. afb6e8
  7. bfc4ed
  8. ced3f2
  9. dee2f7
  10. eef0fb

Darker: #686dcc mixed with black

  1. 686dcc
  2. 595eb1
  3. 4b4f97
  4. 3e417e
  5. 303365
  6. 24264e
  7. 181937
  8. 0c0d22
  9. 04040f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #686dcc with less saturation

  1. 686dcc
  2. 696fc4
  3. 6b71bc
  4. 6c72b4
  5. 6e74ac
  6. 6f75a4
  7. 71769b
  8. 737793
  9. 75788b
  10. 777982

Questions about #686dcc

What color is #686dcc?

#686dcc is soft indigo. The closest named color is C64 Purple. In RGB it is rgb(104, 109, 204), in HSL hsl(237, 49.5%, 60.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.631% 0.14387 278.592).

What colors go well with #686dcc?

The complementary color of #686dcc is #8f7900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1f7dc9 and #925eb9. The triadic partners are #be5532 and #009258.

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

White text reads better on #686dcc: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and black gives 4.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #686dcc a warm or cool color?

#686dcc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 279 degrees, its lightness 57.6% and its chroma 0.144.