What color is #685E7C?

#685E7C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685E7C?

The RGB value is 104, 94, 124: 104 red, 94 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685E7C?

The complementary color is #727C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685E7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685E7C color

#685E7C rgb(104, 94, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #685E7C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 36.9% green and 48.6% blue (104, 94, 124).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 14% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#685E7C color codes

HEX	`#685E7C`
RGB	`rgb(104, 94, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 36.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 14%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 24%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 24%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.85, 10.54, -15.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.85, 18.63, 304.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.349, 12.404, 20.756)`
Decimal	`6839932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685E7C, 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 #685E7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685E7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #685E7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685e7c; }
.text { color: #685e7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685e7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 94 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685e7c, #775e7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #685E7C?: #685E7C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685E7C?: The RGB value is 104, 94, 124: 104 red, 94 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685E7C?: The complementary color is #727C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685E7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.