What color is #684E80?

#684E80 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #684E80?

The RGB value is 104, 78, 128: 104 red, 78 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #684E80?

The complementary color is #66804E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #684E80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#684E80 color

#684E80 rgb(104, 78, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #684E80 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 30.6% green and 50.2% blue (104, 78, 128).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 24% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Royal Robe (#614A7B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#684E80 color codes

HEX	`#684E80`
RGB	`rgb(104, 78, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 30.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 24%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 39%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 39%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.75, 21.41, -24.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.75, 32.25, 311.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.329, 9.95, 21.689)`
Decimal	`6835840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #684E80, 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 #684E80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#684E80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #684E80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #684e80; }
.text { color: #684e80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #684e80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 78 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #684e80, #804e7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #684E80?: #684E80 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #684E80?: The RGB value is 104, 78, 128: 104 red, 78 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #684E80?: The complementary color is #66804E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #684E80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.