What color is #684E6B?

#684E6B 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 #684E6B?

The RGB value is 104, 78, 107: 104 red, 78 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #684E6B?

The complementary color is #516B4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #684E6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#684E6B color

#684E6B rgb(104, 78, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #684E6B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 30.6% green and 42% blue (104, 78, 107).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 16% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#684E6B color codes

HEX	`#684E6B`
RGB	`rgb(104, 78, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 30.6%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 16%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 27%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 27%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.84, 16.53, -12.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.84, 20.74, 322.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.087, 9.454, 15.148)`
Decimal	`6835819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #684E6B, 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 #684E6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#684E6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #684E6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #684e6b; }
.text { color: #684e6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #684e6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 78 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #684e6b, #6b4e60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #684E6B?: #684E6B 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 #684E6B?: The RGB value is 104, 78, 107: 104 red, 78 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #684E6B?: The complementary color is #516B4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #684E6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.