What color is #675985?

#675985 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #675985?

The RGB value is 103, 89, 133: 103 red, 89 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #675985?

The complementary color is #778559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #675985?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#675985 color

#675985 rgb(103, 89, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #675985 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 34.9% green and 52.2% blue (103, 89, 133).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 20% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#675985 color codes

HEX	`#675985`
RGB	`rgb(103, 89, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 34.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 20%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 33%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 33%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.77, 15.52, -22.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.77, 27.33, 304.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.399, 11.722, 23.742)`
Decimal	`6773125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #675985, 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 #675985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#675985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #675985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #675985; }
.text { color: #675985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #675985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 89 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #675985, #7d5985); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #675985?: #675985 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #675985?: The RGB value is 103, 89, 133: 103 red, 89 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #675985?: The complementary color is #778559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #675985?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.