What color is #685482?

#685482 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 #685482?

The RGB value is 104, 84, 130: 104 red, 84 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685482?

The complementary color is #6E8254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685482?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685482 color

#685482 rgb(104, 84, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #685482 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 32.9% green and 51% blue (104, 84, 130).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#685482 color codes

HEX	`#685482`
RGB	`rgb(104, 84, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 32.9%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 35%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.4, 18.19, -22.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.4, 29.16, 308.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.908, 10.895, 22.538)`
Decimal	`6837378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685482, 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 #685482	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685482 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #685482 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685482; }
.text { color: #685482; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685482; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 84 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685482, #7f5482); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #685482?: #685482 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 #685482?: The RGB value is 104, 84, 130: 104 red, 84 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685482?: The complementary color is #6E8254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685482?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.