Information about #686BAF color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#686BAF falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(104, 107, 175) — 40.8% red, 42% green, 68.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 28 / 27 / 0 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #686BAF reads as a mildly saturated classic blue and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Chetwode Blue (#666FB4). Slightly further away sit Deloras (#606AA1) and Blue Marguerite (#6A5BB1).

The recipe behind #686BAF is rgb(104, 107, 175), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #686BAF: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for black. No one has named #686BAF so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#686BAF color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#686BAF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#686BAF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#4D5092

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#3A3C6E

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#262849

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#131424

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Black

#000000

#686BAF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#70739D

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#757693

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Grey

#808080

#686BAF color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#6888AF

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#686BAF color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#B0AC69
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#686BAF
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#90B069
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#B08969
#B08969

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#8969B0
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#6990B0
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#686BAF
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#B0696C
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#6CB069
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#686BAF
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#AC69B0
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#B0AC69
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#6CB069
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#B06990
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#B0AC69
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#69B089
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Nearest named colors to #686BAF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Chetwode Blue color link
Chetwode Blue

#666FB4

Deloras color link
Deloras

#606AA1

Blue Marguerite color link
Blue Marguerite

#6A5BB1

Grizzlies Blue color link
Grizzlies Blue

#5D76A9

Deluge color link
Deluge

#7563A8

Pastel Navy Blue color link
Pastel Navy Blue

#5E5CB2

Scampi color link
Scampi

#6F63A0

Toolbox color link
Toolbox

#746CC0

Anchor color link
Anchor

#526DB2

Dark Blue Gray color link
Dark Blue Gray

#666699

Glaucous color link
Glaucous

#6082B6

Blue Yonder color link
Blue Yonder

#5072A7

#686BAF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#686BAF
  • RGB104, 107, 175
  • CMYK28, 27, 0, 31
  • CSSrgb(104, 107, 175)
  • HSL237°, 31%, 55%
  • HSL Precise237.465°, 30.736%, 54.706%
  • HSV237°, 41%, 69%
  • HSB237°, 41%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.420, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.420, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.420, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID686BAF
  • DECIMAL ID6843311
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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