Palettes / Colors / #686EA1

#686EA1 — Dusty Blue

#686EA1 is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the blue family.

#686EA1 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A19B68; it also sits naturally between #688AA1 and #7F68A1. 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 43% · Blue 63%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 0% · Key 37%

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

Previews

CSS code for #686EA1

.text { color: #686EA1; }
.background { background-color: #686EA1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #686EA1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(104, 110, 161); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(234, 23%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #686EA1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(104, 110, 161, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #686EA1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(104, 110, 161, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#686EA1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#686EA1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A19B68:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #686EA1: #FFFFFF.

How #686EA1 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 #686EA1 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #686EA1?

#686EA1 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 104, 110, 161). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #686EA1?

#686EA1 is RGB 104, 110, 161 — HSL 234°, 23%, 52% — CMYK 35%, 32%, 0%, 37%.

What colors go with #686EA1?

Its complement is #A19B68; analogous partners are #688AA1 and #7F68A1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #686EA1 for text?

White text on #686EA1 has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.33:1.