What color is #68415B?

#68415B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68415B?

The RGB value is 104, 65, 91: 104 red, 65 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68415B?

The complementary color is #41684E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68415B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68415B color

#68415B rgb(104, 65, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #68415B is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 25.5% green and 35.7% blue (104, 65, 91).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 23% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 12% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Grape Fizz (#64435F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#68415B color codes

HEX	`#68415B`
RGB	`rgb(104, 65, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 25.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 23%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 38%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 12%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.87, 21.27, -8.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.87, 22.88, 338.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.488, 7.479, 10.839)`
Decimal	`6832475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68415B, 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 #68415B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#68415B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #68415B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68415b; }
.text { color: #68415b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68415b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 65 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68415b, #684148); }

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Questions

What color is #68415B?: #68415B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68415B?: The RGB value is 104, 65, 91: 104 red, 65 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68415B?: The complementary color is #41684E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68415B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.