#685BB9 Hex Color

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Color Name

Slate Blue*

Hex Color Code

#685BB9

RGB Color Code

RGB(104, 91, 185)

CMYK Values*

43.8%, 50.8%, 0.0%, 27.5%

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#685BB9 hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 685BB9?

The RGB color code for color number #685BB9 is RGB(104, 91, 185). In the RGB color model, #685BB9 has a red value of 104, a green value of 91, and a blue value of 185. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 43.8% cyan, 50.8% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 27.5% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 248.3° (degrees), 40.2 % saturation, and 54.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #685BB9 has a hue of 248.3° (degrees), 50.8 % saturation and 72.5 % brightness/value.

Color 685BB9 is cool or warm?

Color 685BB9 is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #685BB9? (For interior and product design)

685BB9 has an LRV of nearly 14. By LRV value, it is a dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#685BB9

LRV 14

Light Color

Compare LRV 14 of #685BB9 with dark and light color

Is #685BB9 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 685BB9 meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #685BB9 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #685BB9

Hex triplet: #685BB9
Red: 68
Green: 5B
Blue: B9

RGBA / RGB rgb(104, 91, 185)

Red: 104 (40.8%)
Green: 91 (35.7%)
Blue: 185 (72.5%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 43.78%
Magenta: 50.81%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 27.45%

HSL hsl(248.3deg, 40.2 %, 54.1 %)

Hue: 248.3°
Saturation: 40.17 %
Lightness: 54.12 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 248.3°
Saturation: 50.81 %
Brightness / Value: 72.55 %

RYB ryb(60, 54, 135)

Red: 60 (23.5%)
Yellow: 54 (21.1%)
Blue: 135 (53.0%)

HWB

Hue: 248.3°
Whiteness: 35.69 %
Blackness: 27.45 %

CMY

Cyan: 59.22%
Magenta: 64.31%
Yellow: 27.45%

XYZ

X: 18.21
Y: 13.93
Z: 47.63

YXY

Y1: 13.93
X: 0.23
Y2: 0.17

CIE-Lab

L: 44.13
A: 29.05
B: -48.15

CIE-Lch

L: 44.13
C: 56.23
H: 301.1

CIE-Luv

L: 44.13
U: -0.58
V: -74.32

Hunter-Lab

L: 37.32
A: 21.77
B: -49.54

Other

LRV: ~ 13.9 %
Munsell Color System: 9.2PB 4.2/11.4

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #685BB9

These are the named colors closest to hex 685BB9, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#6A5ACD Color Slate Blue

96.81% match | ΔE 3.19

#5A4FCF Color Iris

94.58% match | ΔE 5.42

#6050DC Color Majorelle Blue

93.83% match | ΔE 6.17

#666699 Color Dark Blue Gray

92.07% match | ΔE 7.93

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 685BB9.

#6558B1 Color PANTONE 2102 C

98.42% match | ΔE 1.58

#685BC7 Color PANTONE 2725 C

97.73% match | ΔE 2.27

#7D55C7 Color PANTONE 2665 C

94.90% match | ΔE 5.10

#5461C8 Color PANTONE 2125 C

94.58% match | ΔE 5.42

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 685BB9.

#5A5B9F Color PANTONE 18-3943 TCX - Blue Iris

94.81% match | ΔE 5.19

#6667AB Color PANTONE 17-3938 TCX - Very Peri

94.74% match | ΔE 5.26

#60569A Color PANTONE 18-3840 TCX - Purple Opulence

94.39% match | ΔE 5.61

#5C609F Color PANTONE 18-3950 TCX - Iris Bloom

94.23% match | ΔE 5.77

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 685BB9.

#59529C Color RAL 300 40 45 - Coronation Blue

94.33% match | ΔE 5.67

#766CB0 Color RAL 300 50 40 - Clear Mauve

93.14% match | ΔE 6.86

#5A5293 Color RAL 300 40 40 - Clematis Blue

92.93% match | ΔE 7.07

#49589C Color RAL 290 40 40 - Iris Blue

92.37% match | ΔE 7.63

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 685BB9.

#685F96 Color BS 22-E-53 - Purple

92.56% match | ΔE 7.44

Paint color for Hex #685BB9

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 685BB9 from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 685BB9 once it is on a wall.

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 685BB9 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #685BB9 to Dunn-Edwards

#665D9E Color Mardi Gras (DE 5943)

94.75% match | ΔE 5.25

#5D66AA Color Bellflower (DE 5908)

94.18% match | ΔE 5.82

#4664A5 Color Starstruck (DE 5894)

90.58% match | ΔE 9.42

#494D8B Color Beaded Blue (DE 5909)

90.50% match | ΔE 9.50

PPG Paints

Hex color 685BB9 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #685BB9 to PPG Paints

#5868AE Color Blue Calico (PPG1246-7)

93.13% match | ΔE 6.87

#76679E Color Reign Over Me (PPG1248-7)

91.40% match | ΔE 8.60

#445397 Color Crushed Velvet (PPG1245-7)

91.37% match | ΔE 8.63

#5A4E88 Color Eggplant (PPG1247-7)

90.65% match | ΔE 9.35

Behr

Hex color 685BB9 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #685BB9 to Behr

#5D6098 Color Wizard'S Potion (P550-6)

93.10% match | ΔE 6.90

#6C5D97 Color Just A Fairytale (P560-6)

92.67% match | ΔE 7.33

#49548F Color Canyon Iris (P540-7)

91.10% match | ΔE 8.90

#79669D Color Purple Paradise (PPU16-03)

90.93% match | ΔE 9.07

Valspar

Hex color 685BB9 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #685BB9 to Valspar

#4B5795 Color Purple Frenzy (4004-10C)

91.96% match | ΔE 8.04

#4C5192 Color Blue Ember (8001-47F)

91.84% match | ΔE 8.16

#606E9C Color Blue Batik (V074-5)

90.68% match | ΔE 9.32

#45558D Color Demon Blue (V037-3)

90.33% match | ΔE 9.67

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 685BB9 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #685BB9 to Benjamin Moore

#4E4E8C Color Scandinavian Blue (2068-30)

91.07% match | ΔE 8.93

#53618F Color Fancy Pants (CSP-525)

90.99% match | ΔE 9.01

#53588A Color Bistro Blue (1421)

90.97% match | ΔE 9.03

#6C598D Color Seduction (1399)

90.48% match | ΔE 9.52

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 685BB9 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #685BB9 to Sherwin Williams

#6572A5 Color Gentian (SW 6817)

90.51% match | ΔE 9.49

#716998 Color Forget-Me-Not (SW 6824)

90.21% match | ΔE 9.79

#516582 Color Luxe Blue (SW 6537)

89.60% match | ΔE 10.40

#506B84 Color Denim (SW 6523)

89.59% match | ΔE 10.41

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 685BB9 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #685BB9 to Farrow & Ball

#4A5B6B Color Stiffkey Blue (281)

87.91% match | ΔE 12.09

#5C6576 Color Wine Dark (308)

86.44% match | ΔE 13.56

#3F4D57 Color Hague Blue (30)

84.32% match | ΔE 15.68

#3F4666 Color Blue Maize (CB11)

83.92% match | ΔE 16.08

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#685BB9 color palettes and scheme combination

2C2556

3E347A

50439E

685BB9

897FC8

AAA2D8

CBC6E7

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

5BACB9

5B7DB9

685BB9

975BB9

B95BAC

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

685BB9

B9685B

5BB968

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

685BB9

B95B7D

ACB95B

5BB997

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

685BB9

776BC0

867BC7

958CCE

A49CD5

B3ADDC

C2BDE3

D1CDEA

E0DEF1

EFEEF8

FFFFFF

Slate Blue* - #685BB9 Tints

685BB9

5D51A6

534894

483F81

3E366F

342D5C

292449

1F1B37

141225

0A0912

000000

Slate Blue* - #685BB9 Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#685BB9

Slate Blue*

#ACB95B

Middle Green Yellow*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #685BB9?

Color that best contrast with #685BB9 is #ACB95B, color name is Middle Green Yellow*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.