Information about #687FAD color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #687FAD reads as a softly balanced azure 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 practically indistinguishable from Ashleigh Blue (#6B86AA). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Glaucous (#6082B6) and Grizzlies Blue (#5D76A9).
In RGB terms — rgb(104, 127, 173) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #687FAD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#687FAD color variations
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#687FAD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#687FAD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#687FAD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#687FAD color hues
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#687FAD 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 #687FAD color
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Nearest named colors to #687FAD
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#6B86AA
#6082B6
#5D76A9
#6B8BA4
#5A86AD
#65869F
#5D8AA8
#5D8CAE
#666FB4
#5684AE
#5E819D
#7285BC
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#687FAD
- RGB104, 127, 173
- CMYK27, 18, 0, 32
- CSSrgb(104, 127, 173)
- HSL220°, 30%, 54%
- HSL Precise220°, 29.614%, 54.314%
- HSV220°, 40%, 68%
- HSB220°, 40%, 68%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.498
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
- GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.498, 0.678)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.498, 0.678, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.498, 0.678)
- Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB49.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID687FAD
- DECIMAL ID6848429
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
