#687E8A
Closest named color: Battleship Grey (#6B7C85). oklch(58% 0.032 231.9), rgb(104, 126, 138).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.93:1).
About this color
#687E8A is a medium-dark, muted blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.032 and its hue 232°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Battleship Grey (#6B7C85), ΔE 0.008 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.93:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.032) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Battleship Grey (#6B7C85) |
| Black text | 4.93:1 |
| White text | 4.25:1 |
Values
| HEX | #687E8A |
| RGB | rgb(104, 126, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 14%, 47%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58% 0.032 231.9) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #687E8A | 4.25:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #687E8A | 4.93:1 | AA | Lc 34.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #687E8A text on white | 4.25:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #687E8A text on black | 4.93:1 | AA | Lc -32.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.
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Step 50
50
#F4F6F6
oklch(97.2% 0.002 197.1)
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Step 100
100
#E7EAEC
oklch(93.5% 0.004 236.5)
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Step 200
200
#D4DADD
oklch(88.5% 0.008 228.9)
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Step 300
300
#B8C2C8
oklch(80.8% 0.014 233.8)
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Step 400
400
#93A3AD
oklch(70.6% 0.023 235.2)
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Step 500
500
#788D98
oklch(63.1% 0.029 230.7)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#687E8A
oklch(58% 0.032 231.9)
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Step 700
700
#50646F
oklch(49.1% 0.03 232.2)
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Step 800
800
#42525A
oklch(42.8% 0.024 229.6)
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Step 900
900
#38444A
oklch(37.8% 0.019 229.5)
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Step 950
950
#21282B
oklch(27.1% 0.011 225.5)
#687E8A with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #787D8B | 0.022 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #73798A | 0.020 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5E8182 | 0.022 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.032 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #687E8A
#687E8A
oklch(58% 0.032 231.9)
- #8A7569
#8A7569
oklch(57.9% 0.032 51.5)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #687E8A, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.008
- Grey Blue #647D8E ΔE 0.009
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.016
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.016
- Battleship Gray #6C757D ΔE 0.027
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.029
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.035
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.037
Use #687E8A in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.