What color is #685A77?

#685A77 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685A77?

The RGB value is 104, 90, 119: 104 red, 90 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685A77?

The complementary color is #69775A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685A77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685A77 color

#685A77 rgb(104, 90, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #685A77 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 35.3% green and 46.7% blue (104, 90, 119).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#685A77 color codes

HEX	`#685A77`
RGB	`rgb(104, 90, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 35.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 24%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 24%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.55, 11.82, -14.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.55, 18.54, 309.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.694, 11.587, 19.017)`
Decimal	`6838903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685A77, 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 #685A77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685A77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #685A77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685a77; }
.text { color: #685a77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685a77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 90 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685a77, #765a77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #685A77?: #685A77 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685A77?: The RGB value is 104, 90, 119: 104 red, 90 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685A77?: The complementary color is #69775A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685A77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.