What color is #674C79?

#674C79 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #674C79?

The RGB value is 103, 76, 121: 103 red, 76 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #674C79?

The complementary color is #5E794C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #674C79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#674C79 color

#674C79 rgb(103, 76, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #674C79 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 29.8% green and 47.5% blue (103, 76, 121).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 23% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Neon Violet (#674876), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#674C79 color codes

HEX	`#674C79`
RGB	`rgb(103, 76, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 29.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 23%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 37%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 37%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.81, 20.61, -21.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.81, 29.63, 314.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.629, 9.433, 19.294)`
Decimal	`6769785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #674C79, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #674C79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#674C79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #674C79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #674c79; }
.text { color: #674c79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #674c79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 76 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #674c79, #794c75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #674C79?: #674C79 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #674C79?: The RGB value is 103, 76, 121: 103 red, 76 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #674C79?: The complementary color is #5E794C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #674C79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.