Close to Medium Slate Blue
#686EF8
#686EF8 is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 40.8% red, 43.1% green, and 97.3% blue. Its hue is 238°, with 91% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #686EF8.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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5.17:1 AAThis color as text on white
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5.17:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #686EF8 as they’d see it.
#686EF8 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #686EF8
What color is #686EF8?
#686EF8 is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 40.8% red, 43.1% green, and 97.3% blue. Its hue is 238°, with 91% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #686EF8 in RGB?
#686EF8 is rgb(104, 110, 248): 104 red, 110 green, and 248 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #686EF8 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(58, 56, 0, 3). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #686EF8?
PANTONE 293 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #686EF8?
Its complement #83820C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.