Information about #687AE1 color

#687AE1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #687AE1 belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(104, 122, 225) (40.8% red, 47.8% green, 88.2% blue), or CMYK 47 / 40 / 0 / 12 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A energetic, saturated deep-sea blue, #687AE1 appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Soft Blue (#6488EA). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Jay's Blue (#688CEC) and Misty Lupine (#7983D3).

The recipe behind #687AE1 is rgb(104, 122, 225), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #687AE1 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#687AE1 color variations

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

#687AE1 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#687AE1 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#687AE1 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#687AE1 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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#69ABE1

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#687AE1 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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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
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#B8E26A
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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
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#6AB8E2
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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
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#E26A7C
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#7CE26A
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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
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#D06AE2
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#E2D06A
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#7CE26A
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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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#E2D06A
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#6AE294
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Nearest named colors to #687AE1

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

Soft Blue color link
Soft Blue

#6488EA

Jay's Blue color link
Jay's Blue

#688CEC

Misty Lupine color link
Misty Lupine

#7983D3

Brilliant Sapphire Blue color link
Brilliant Sapphire Blue

#5177E7

Pastel Ultramarine color link
Pastel Ultramarine

#807DDB

Lowell's French Riviera Blue color link
Lowell's French Riviera Blue

#698FD3

Brett-and-Dylan color link
Brett-and-Dylan

#4E76E5

United Nations Blue color link
United Nations Blue

#5B92E5

Brilliant Cobalt Blue color link
Brilliant Cobalt Blue

#5189E7

Blue Lotus color link
Blue Lotus

#6960EC

Medium Slate Blue color link
Medium Slate Blue

#7B68EE

Grace in Action at Aidans color link
Grace in Action at Aidans

#7087FA

#687AE1 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#687AE1
  • RGB104, 122, 225
  • CMYK47, 40, 0, 12
  • CSSrgb(104, 122, 225)
  • HSL231°, 67%, 65%
  • HSL Precise231.074°, 66.851%, 64.51%
  • HSV231°, 54%, 88%
  • HSB231°, 54%, 88%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.882
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.478, 0.882)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.478, 0.882, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.478, 0.882)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB88.2%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID687AE1
  • DECIMAL ID6847201
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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