What color is #684A6F?

#684A6F 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 #684A6F?

The RGB value is 104, 74, 111: 104 red, 74 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #684A6F?

The complementary color is #516F4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #684A6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#684A6F color

#684A6F rgb(104, 74, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #684A6F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 29% green and 43.5% blue (104, 74, 111).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 20% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#684A6F color codes

HEX	`#684A6F`
RGB	`rgb(104, 74, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 29%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 20%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 33%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 33%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.96, 19.88, -16.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.96, 25.75, 320.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.027, 8.989, 16.19)`
Decimal	`6834799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #684A6F, 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 #684A6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#684A6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #684A6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #684a6f; }
.text { color: #684a6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #684a6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 74 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #684a6f, #6f4a64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #684A6F?: #684A6F 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 #684A6F?: The RGB value is 104, 74, 111: 104 red, 74 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #684A6F?: The complementary color is #516F4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #684A6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.