#687abe Color Information

#687abe Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #687abe. In RGB, it consists of 40.8% Red, 47.8% Green, and 74.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 45.3% Cyan, 35.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 25.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 227.4°, with saturation of 39.8% and lightness of 57.6%. The decimal value for #687abe is 6847166, and its nearest "web safe" color is #6666cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #687abe is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#687abe Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color104, 122, 190 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color40.8%, 47.8%, 74.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.592, 0.522, 0.255 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.453, 0.358, 0, 0.255 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color227.4°, 39.8%, 57.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color227.4°, 45.3%, 74.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color21.963, 20.580, 51.530 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color104, 119, 190 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code6847166 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color52.487, 11.621, -37.778 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)52.487, 39.525, 287.099 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color52.487, -11.461, -59.116 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color45.365, 7.029, -35.592 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.233, 0.219, 20.580 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4285037246 / 0xff687abe Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#6666cc Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #687abe

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #687abe, its pure hue is 227.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 39.8%, and its lightness is 57.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #687abe, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0d0f18 to #5b6ba6.

Tints of #687abe

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #687abe, its pure hue is 227.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 39.8%, and its lightness is 57.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #687abe, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #7b8bc6 to #eceef7.

Tones of #687abe

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #687abe, its pure hue is 227.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 39.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #687abe, which range from #939393 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #2754ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #687abe

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #687abe! For #687abe, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #687abe. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #687abe

This color, #687abe, consists of 40.8% Red, 47.8% Green, and 74.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 104, Green = 122, Blue = 190. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #687abe is 45.3% Cyan, 35.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 25.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R40.8%
C45.3%
G47.8%
M35.8%
B74.5%
Y0.0%
K25.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 104 122 190
Octal 150 172 276
Hexa #68 #7a #be
Binary 01101000 01111010 10111110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 45 35 0 25
Octal 55 43 0 31
Hexa #2d #23 #00 #19
Binary 00101101 00100011 00000000 00011001

Analogous Colors of #687abe

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #687abe — which has hue 227.4° — its analogous colors are located at 197.4° and 257.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #687abe.

Triadic Colors of #687abe

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #687abe — which has hue 227.4° — its triadic colors are located at 107.4° and 347.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #687abe.

Complementary Color of #687abe

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #687abe — which has hue 227.4° — its complementary color is located at 47.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #687abe.

Split Complementary Colors of #687abe

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #687abe — which has hue 227.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 17.4° and 227.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #687abe.

Tetradic Colors of #687abe

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #687abe — which has hue 227.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 137.4°, 227.4°, 317.4°, and 47.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #687abe.

Monochromatic Colors of #687abe

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #687abe, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #4a5270 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #a9b6e9 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #687abe

We want to make getting started with #687abe on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #687abe into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #687abe can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #687abe with other HTML elements.

#687abe Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #687abe.
<span style="color: #687abe;">The color of this text is #687abe.</span>

#687abe Background Color

The background color for this text is #687abe.
<div style="background-color: #687abe; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #687abe.</div>

#687abe Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #687abe.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #687abe;">This color for the shadow of this text is #687abe.</span>

#687abe Border Color

This is a div with border color #687abe.
<div style="border: #687abe 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #687abe.</div>

#687abe Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #687abe on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #687abe; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #687abe on a white background.</div></div>

#687abe Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #687abe on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #687abe; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #687abe on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #687abe to White

This is a gradient from #687abe to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#687abe,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#687abe,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#687abe,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#687abe,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #687abe to white.</div>

Gradient from #687abe to Black

This is a gradient from #687abe to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#687abe,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#687abe,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#687abe,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#687abe,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #687abe to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #687abe

In addition to using #687abe on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #687abe in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #687abe, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 104, Green = 122, Blue = 190). If you need details about the color coordinates of #687abe in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #687abe
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(104, 122, 190)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #687abe; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #687abe; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #687abe; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(104, 122, 190);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#687abe")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:104, green:122, blue:190, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:104 green:122 blue:190 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(104f, 122f, 190f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(104, 122, 190);
 

#687abe Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #687abe the same way. For those with color blindness, #687abe might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #687abe looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #687abe is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #687abe looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #687abe will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #687abe is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.1:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #687abe would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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