What color is #685D80?

#685D80 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 #685D80?

The RGB value is 104, 93, 128: 104 red, 93 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685D80?

The complementary color is #75805D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685D80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685D80 color

#685D80 rgb(104, 93, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #685D80 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 36.5% green and 50.2% blue (104, 93, 128).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 16% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#685D80 color codes

HEX	`#685D80`
RGB	`rgb(104, 93, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 36.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 16%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 27%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 27%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.74, 12.13, -17.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.74, 21.68, 304.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.519, 12.33, 22.086)`
Decimal	`6839680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685D80, 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 #685D80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685D80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #685D80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685d80; }
.text { color: #685d80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685d80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 93 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685d80, #7a5d80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #685D80?: #685D80 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 #685D80?: The RGB value is 104, 93, 128: 104 red, 93 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685D80?: The complementary color is #75805D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685D80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.