What color is #675E91?

#675E91 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #675E91?

The RGB value is 103, 94, 145: 103 red, 94 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #675E91?

The complementary color is #88915E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #675E91?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#675E91 color

#675E91 rgb(103, 94, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #675E91 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 36.9% green and 56.9% blue (103, 94, 145).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#675E91 color codes

HEX	`#675E91`
RGB	`rgb(103, 94, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 36.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 35%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 35%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.66, 15.57, -26.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.66, 30.99, 300.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.706, 12.933, 28.504)`
Decimal	`6774417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #675E91, 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 #675E91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#675E91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #675E91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #675e91; }
.text { color: #675e91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #675e91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 94 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #675e91, #815e91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #675E91?: #675E91 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #675E91?: The RGB value is 103, 94, 145: 103 red, 94 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #675E91?: The complementary color is #88915E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #675E91?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.