Information about #686F93 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #686F93 reads as a softly toned deep-sea blue and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Dark Blue Gray (#666699). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Waikawa Grey (#5B6E91) and Elevate (#60768B).
The recipe behind #686F93 is rgb(104, 111, 147), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #686F93 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 4.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.3:1. No one has named #686F93 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#686F93 color variations
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#686F93 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#686F93 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#686F93 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#686F93 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#686F93 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #686F93 color
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Nearest named colors to #686F93
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#666699
#5B6E91
#60768B
#667C91
#607C8E
#777696
#637F95
#606AA1
#597499
#677583
#697D89
#596A8B
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#686F93
- RGB104, 111, 147
- CMYK17, 14, 0, 42
- CSSrgb(104, 111, 147)
- HSL230°, 17%, 49%
- HSL Precise230.233°, 17.131%, 49.216%
- HSV230°, 29%, 58%
- HSB230°, 29%, 58%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.435
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.576
- GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.435, 0.576)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.435, 0.576, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.435, 0.576)
- Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB43.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB57.6%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID686F93
- DECIMAL ID6844307
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
