What color is #685176?

#685176 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 #685176?

The RGB value is 104, 81, 118: 104 red, 81 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685176?

The complementary color is #5F7651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685176?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685176 color

#685176 rgb(104, 81, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #685176 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 31.8% green and 46.3% blue (104, 81, 118).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#685176 color codes

HEX	`#685176`
RGB	`rgb(104, 81, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 31.8%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 31%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 31%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.09, 17.15, -17.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.09, 24.47, 314.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.921, 10.136, 18.464)`
Decimal	`6836598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685176, 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 #685176	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685176 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #685176 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685176; }
.text { color: #685176; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685176; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 81 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685176, #765172); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #685176?: #685176 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 #685176?: The RGB value is 104, 81, 118: 104 red, 81 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685176?: The complementary color is #5F7651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685176?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.