What color is #685074?

#685074 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685074?

The RGB value is 104, 80, 116: 104 red, 80 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685074?

The complementary color is #5C7450, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685074?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685074 color

#685074 rgb(104, 80, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #685074 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 31.4% green and 45.5% blue (104, 80, 116).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 18% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#685074 color codes

HEX	`#685074`
RGB	`rgb(104, 80, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 31.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 18%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 31%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 31%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.74, 17.31, -16.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.74, 24.09, 315.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.729, 9.942, 17.821)`
Decimal	`6836340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685074, 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 #685074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#685074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #685074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685074; }
.text { color: #685074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 80 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685074, #74506e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #685074?: #685074 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685074?: The RGB value is 104, 80, 116: 104 red, 80 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685074?: The complementary color is #5C7450, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685074?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.