Information about #685BBE color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #685BBE reads as a pleasantly vivid blue and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Blue Marguerite (#6A5BB1). Nearby in the Register you will also find Slate Blue (#6A5ACD) and Pastel Navy Blue (#5E5CB2).
In RGB terms — rgb(104, 91, 190) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 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.
#685BBE color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#685BBE color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#685BBE color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#685BBE color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#685BBE color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#685BBE 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 #685BBE color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #685BBE
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#6A5BB1
#6A5ACD
#5E5CB2
#6D5ACF
#7A58C1
#665FD1
#7A5DC7
#746CC0
#666FB4
#714AB2
#5A4FCF
#7563A8
#685BBE color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#685BBE
- RGB104, 91, 190
- CMYK34, 39, 0, 25
- CSSrgb(104, 91, 190)
- HSL248°, 43%, 55%
- HSL Precise247.879°, 43.231%, 55.098%
- HSV248°, 52%, 75%
- HSB248°, 52%, 75%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
- GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.357, 0.745)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.357, 0.745, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.357, 0.745)
- Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID685BBE
- DECIMAL ID6839230
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
