Information about #686478 color

#686478 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #686478 is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(104, 100, 120) — 40.8% red, 39.2% green, 47.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 8 / 0 / 53. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A muted, almost neutral neutral grey, #686478 carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 hair away from Dolphin (#6A6873). Slightly further away sit Comet (#636373) and Rum (#716675).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(104, 100, 120)), which gives #686478 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 5.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.7:1. #686478 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#686478 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#686478 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#686478 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#524F5F

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#3E3B47

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Double Revolver

#29272F
#141317

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Black

#000000

#686478 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#686478 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#636777

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#636F77

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#637777

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#686478 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.

Complementary color schemes
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#747864
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#6A7864
#6A7864

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#787264
#787264

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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.

Analogous color scheme
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#646A78
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#786864
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#647868
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#786474
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#647868
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#78646A
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#747864
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#647872
#647872

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Nearest named colors to #686478

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dolphin color link
Dolphin

#6A6873

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Rum color link
Rum

#716675

High Society color link
High Society

#695B7C

Quarter Tuna color link
Quarter Tuna

#656A70

Mist Blue color link
Mist Blue

#646D7E

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

Centaurian color link
Centaurian

#6E5977

Mid Grey color link
Mid Grey

#666A6D

Jet Gray color link
Jet Gray

#616D7E

Pale Sky color link
Pale Sky

#636D70

Scarpa Flow color link
Scarpa Flow

#6B6A6C

#686478 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#686478
  • RGB104, 100, 120
  • CMYK6, 8, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(104, 100, 120)
  • HSL252°, 9%, 43%
  • HSL Precise252°, 9.091%, 43.137%
  • HSV252°, 17%, 47%
  • HSB252°, 17%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.392, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.392, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.392, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID686478
  • DECIMAL ID6841464
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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