What color is #68486E?

#68486E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68486E?

The RGB value is 104, 72, 110: 104 red, 72 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68486E?

The complementary color is #4E6E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68486E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68486E color

#68486E rgb(104, 72, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #68486E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 28.2% green and 43.1% blue (104, 72, 110).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 21% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#68486E color codes

HEX	`#68486E`
RGB	`rgb(104, 72, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 28.2%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 21%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 35%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 35%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.41, 20.89, -16.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.41, 26.68, 321.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.84, 8.704, 15.858)`
Decimal	`6834286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68486E, 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 #68486E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#68486E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #68486E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68486e; }
.text { color: #68486e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68486e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 72 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68486e, #6e4861); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #68486E?: #68486E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68486E?: The RGB value is 104, 72, 110: 104 red, 72 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68486E?: The complementary color is #4E6E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68486E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.