What color is #683E60?

#683E60 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #683E60?

The RGB value is 104, 62, 96: 104 red, 62 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #683E60?

The complementary color is #3E6846, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #683E60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#683E60 color

#683E60 rgb(104, 62, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #683E60 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 24.3% green and 37.6% blue (104, 62, 96).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 25% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 8% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#683E60 color codes

HEX	`#683E60`
RGB	`rgb(104, 62, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 24.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 25%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 40%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 8%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.33, 24.06, -12.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.33, 27.09, 332.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.543, 7.233, 11.958)`
Decimal	`6831712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #683E60, 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 #683E60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#683E60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #683E60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #683e60; }
.text { color: #683e60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #683e60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 62 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #683e60, #683e4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #683E60?: #683E60 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #683E60?: The RGB value is 104, 62, 96: 104 red, 62 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #683E60?: The complementary color is #3E6846, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #683E60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.