What color is #675A79?

#675A79 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #675A79?

The RGB value is 103, 90, 121: 103 red, 90 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #675A79?

The complementary color is #6C795A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #675A79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#675A79 color

#675A79 rgb(103, 90, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #675A79 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 35.3% green and 47.5% blue (103, 90, 121).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#675A79 color codes

HEX	`#675A79`
RGB	`rgb(103, 90, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 35.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 26%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.53, 11.94, -15.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.53, 19.6, 307.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.7, 11.576, 19.651)`
Decimal	`6773369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #675A79, 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 #675A79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#675A79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #675A79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #675a79; }
.text { color: #675a79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #675a79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 90 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #675a79, #765a79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #675A79?: #675A79 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #675A79?: The RGB value is 103, 90, 121: 103 red, 90 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #675A79?: The complementary color is #6C795A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #675A79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.