What color is #68456C?

#68456C is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68456C?

The RGB value is 104, 69, 108: 104 red, 69 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68456C?

The complementary color is #496C45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68456C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68456C color

#68456C rgb(104, 69, 108)

Shades of purple

The hex color #68456C is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 27.1% green and 42.4% blue (104, 69, 108).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 22% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#68456C color codes

HEX	`#68456C`
RGB	`rgb(104, 69, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 27.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 22%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 36%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 36%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.56, 22.29, -16.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.56, 27.82, 323.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.544, 8.282, 15.228)`
Decimal	`6833516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68456C, 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 #68456C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#68456C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #68456C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68456c; }
.text { color: #68456c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68456c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 69 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68456c, #6c455d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #68456C?: #68456C is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68456C?: The RGB value is 104, 69, 108: 104 red, 69 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68456C?: The complementary color is #496C45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68456C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.