What color is #685170?

#685170 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 #685170?

The RGB value is 104, 81, 112: 104 red, 81 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685170?

The complementary color is #597051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685170?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685170 color

#685170 rgb(104, 81, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #685170 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 31.8% green and 43.9% blue (104, 81, 112).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#685170 color codes

HEX	`#685170`
RGB	`rgb(104, 81, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 31.8%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 28%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 28%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.84, 15.78, -14.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.84, 21.17, 318.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.576, 9.998, 16.646)`
Decimal	`6836592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685170, 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 #685170	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#685170 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	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 #685170 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685170; }
.text { color: #685170; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685170; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 81 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685170, #705169); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #685170?: #685170 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 #685170?: The RGB value is 104, 81, 112: 104 red, 81 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685170?: The complementary color is #597051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685170?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.