What color is #685B7A?

#685B7A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685B7A?

The RGB value is 104, 91, 122: 104 red, 91 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685B7A?

The complementary color is #6D7A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685B7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685B7A color

#685B7A rgb(104, 91, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #685B7A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 35.7% green and 47.8% blue (104, 91, 122).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#685B7A color codes

HEX	`#685B7A`
RGB	`rgb(104, 91, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 35.7%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 15%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 25%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 25%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.95, 11.91, -15.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.95, 19.57, 307.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.962, 11.83, 20.009)`
Decimal	`6839162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685B7A, 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 #685B7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685B7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #685B7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685b7a; }
.text { color: #685b7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685b7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 91 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685b7a, #785b7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #685B7A?: #685B7A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685B7A?: The RGB value is 104, 91, 122: 104 red, 91 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685B7A?: The complementary color is #6D7A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685B7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.