What color is #685573?

#685573 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685573?

The RGB value is 104, 85, 115: 104 red, 85 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685573?

The complementary color is #607355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685573?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685573 color

#685573 rgb(104, 85, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #685573 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 33.3% green and 45.1% blue (104, 85, 115).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#685573 color codes

HEX	`#685573`
RGB	`rgb(104, 85, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 33.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 26%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 26%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.03, 13.98, -14.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.03, 19.89, 314.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.051, 10.678, 17.643)`
Decimal	`6837619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685573, 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 #685573	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685573 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #685573 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685573; }
.text { color: #685573; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685573; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 85 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685573, #73556f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #685573?: #685573 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685573?: The RGB value is 104, 85, 115: 104 red, 85 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685573?: The complementary color is #607355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685573?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.