What color is #685076?

#685076 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685076?

The RGB value is 104, 80, 118: 104 red, 80 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685076?

The complementary color is #5E7650, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685076?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685076 color

#685076 rgb(104, 80, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #685076 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 31.4% green and 46.3% blue (104, 80, 118).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#685076 color codes

HEX	`#685076`
RGB	`rgb(104, 80, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 31.4%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 32%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 32%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.82, 17.77, -17.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.82, 25.19, 314.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.847, 9.989, 18.44)`
Decimal	`6836342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685076, 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 #685076	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#685076 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #685076 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685076; }
.text { color: #685076; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685076; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 80 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685076, #765071); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #685076?: #685076 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685076?: The RGB value is 104, 80, 118: 104 red, 80 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685076?: The complementary color is #5E7650, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685076?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.