What color is #684D79?

#684D79 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #684D79?

The RGB value is 104, 77, 121: 104 red, 77 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #684D79?

The complementary color is #5E794D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #684D79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#684D79 color

#684D79 rgb(104, 77, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #684D79 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 30.2% green and 47.5% blue (104, 77, 121).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Neon Violet (#674876), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#684D79 color codes

HEX	`#684D79`
RGB	`rgb(104, 77, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 30.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 36%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 36%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.17, 20.33, -20.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.17, 29.03, 314.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.813, 9.631, 19.322)`
Decimal	`6835577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #684D79, 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 #684D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#684D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #684D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #684d79; }
.text { color: #684d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #684d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 77 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #684d79, #794d74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #684D79?: #684D79 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #684D79?: The RGB value is 104, 77, 121: 104 red, 77 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #684D79?: The complementary color is #5E794D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #684D79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.