What color is #675A7A?

#675A7A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #675A7A?

The RGB value is 103, 90, 122: 103 red, 90 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #675A7A?

The complementary color is #6D7A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #675A7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#675A7A color

#675A7A rgb(103, 90, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #675A7A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 35.3% green and 47.8% blue (103, 90, 122).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#675A7A color codes

HEX	`#675A7A`
RGB	`rgb(103, 90, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 35.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 15%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 26%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 26%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.57, 12.18, -16.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.57, 20.19, 307.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.762, 11.601, 19.975)`
Decimal	`6773370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #675A7A, 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 #675A7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#675A7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	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 #675A7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #675a7a; }
.text { color: #675a7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #675a7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 90 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #675a7a, #775a7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #675A7A?: #675A7A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #675A7A?: The RGB value is 103, 90, 122: 103 red, 90 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #675A7A?: The complementary color is #6D7A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #675A7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.