What color is #675F85?

#675F85 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #675F85?

The RGB value is 103, 95, 133: 103 red, 95 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #675F85?

The complementary color is #7D855F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #675F85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#675F85 color

#675F85 rgb(103, 95, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #675F85 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 37.3% green and 52.2% blue (103, 95, 133).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#675F85 color codes

HEX	`#675F85`
RGB	`rgb(103, 95, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 37.3%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 29%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.4, 11.81, -19.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.4, 23.21, 300.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.918, 12.761, 23.916)`
Decimal	`6774661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #675F85, 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 #675F85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#675F85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #675F85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #675f85; }
.text { color: #675f85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #675f85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 95 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #675f85, #7a5f85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #675F85?: #675F85 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #675F85?: The RGB value is 103, 95, 133: 103 red, 95 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #675F85?: The complementary color is #7D855F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #675F85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.