What color is #684B6D?

#684B6D 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 #684B6D?

The RGB value is 104, 75, 109: 104 red, 75 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #684B6D?

The complementary color is #506D4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #684B6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#684B6D color

#684B6D rgb(104, 75, 109)

Shades of purple

The hex color #684B6D is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 29.4% green and 42.7% blue (104, 75, 109).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 18% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#684B6D color codes

HEX	`#684B6D`
RGB	`rgb(104, 75, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 29.4%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 18%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 31%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 31%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.14, 18.82, -14.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.14, 23.97, 321.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.985, 9.08, 15.639)`
Decimal	`6835053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #684B6D, 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 #684B6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#684B6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #684B6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #684b6d; }
.text { color: #684b6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #684b6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 75 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #684b6d, #6d4b61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #684B6D?: #684B6D 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 #684B6D?: The RGB value is 104, 75, 109: 104 red, 75 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #684B6D?: The complementary color is #506D4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #684B6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.