Palettes / Colors / #685EDA

#685EDA — Blue

#685EDA is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slateblue (#6A5ACD) — not an exact match. CSS slateblue gives you #6A5ACD, a different color; use #685EDA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#685EDA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D0DA5D; it also sits naturally between #5D91DA and #A65DDA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 41% · Green 37% · Blue 85%

Cyan 52% · Magenta 57% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #685EDA

.text { color: #685EDA; }
.background { background-color: #685EDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #685EDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(104, 94, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(245, 63%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #685EDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(104, 94, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #685EDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(104, 94, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#685EDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#685EDA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #685EDA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0DA5D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #685EDA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #685EDA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #685EDA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #685EDA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #685ED9  ·  #685EDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #685EDA?

#685EDA is Blue, a blue color (RGB 104, 94, 218). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #685EDA?

#685EDA is RGB 104, 94, 218 — HSL 245°, 63%, 61% — CMYK 52%, 57%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #685EDA?

Its complement is #D0DA5D; analogous partners are #5D91DA and #A65DDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #685EDA for text?

White text on #685EDA has a contrast ratio of 5.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.20:1.