What color is #685381?

#685381 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685381?

The RGB value is 104, 83, 129: 104 red, 83 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685381?

The complementary color is #6C8153, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685381?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685381 color

#685381 rgb(104, 83, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #685381 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 32.5% green and 50.6% blue (104, 83, 129).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 22% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#685381 color codes

HEX	`#685381`
RGB	`rgb(104, 83, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 32.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 22%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 36%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 36%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.1, 18.56, -22.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.1, 29.29, 309.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.764, 10.715, 22.16)`
Decimal	`6837121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685381, 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 #685381	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685381 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #685381 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685381; }
.text { color: #685381; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685381; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 83 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685381, #7f5381); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #685381?: #685381 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685381?: The RGB value is 104, 83, 129: 104 red, 83 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685381?: The complementary color is #6C8153, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685381?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.