What color is #682C71?

#682C71 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Byzantine Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #682C71?

The RGB value is 104, 44, 113: 104 red, 44 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #682C71?

The complementary color is #35712C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #682C71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#682C71 color

#682C71 rgb(104, 44, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #682C71 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 17.3% green and 44.3% blue (104, 44, 113).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 44% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Byzantine Robe (#602F6B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#682C71 color codes

HEX	`#682C71`
RGB	`rgb(104, 44, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 17.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 44%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 61%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 61%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.25, 37.71, -28.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.25, 47.02, 323.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.59, 5.937, 16.26)`
Decimal	`6827121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #682C71, 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 #682C71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#682C71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #682C71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #682c71; }
.text { color: #682c71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #682c71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 44 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #682c71, #712c58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #682C71?: #682C71 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Byzantine Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #682C71?: The RGB value is 104, 44, 113: 104 red, 44 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #682C71?: The complementary color is #35712C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #682C71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.