What color is #685E79?

#685E79 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685E79?

The RGB value is 104, 94, 121: 104 red, 94 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685E79?

The complementary color is #6F795E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685E79?

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.

#685E79 color

#685E79 rgb(104, 94, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #685E79 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 36.9% green and 47.5% blue (104, 94, 121).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#685E79 color codes

HEX	`#685E79`
RGB	`rgb(104, 94, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 36.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 22%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 22%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.73, 9.83, -13.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.73, 16.87, 305.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.162, 12.329, 19.772)`
Decimal	`6839929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685E79, 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 #685E79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685E79 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 #685E79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685e79; }
.text { color: #685e79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685e79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 94 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685e79, #755e79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #685E79?: #685E79 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685E79?: The RGB value is 104, 94, 121: 104 red, 94 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685E79?: The complementary color is #6F795E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685E79?: 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.