What color is #685678?

#685678 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685678?

The RGB value is 104, 86, 120: 104 red, 86 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685678?

The complementary color is #667856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685678?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685678 color

#685678 rgb(104, 86, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #685678 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 33.7% green and 47.1% blue (104, 86, 120).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#685678 color codes

HEX	`#685678`
RGB	`rgb(104, 86, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 33.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 28%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 28%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.5, 14.53, -16.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.5, 21.99, 311.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.426, 10.955, 19.226)`
Decimal	`6837880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685678, 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 #685678	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685678 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #685678 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685678; }
.text { color: #685678; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685678; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 86 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685678, #785677); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #685678?: #685678 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685678?: The RGB value is 104, 86, 120: 104 red, 86 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685678?: The complementary color is #667856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685678?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.