What color is #685E87?

#685E87 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685E87?

The RGB value is 104, 94, 135: 104 red, 94 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685E87?

The complementary color is #7D875E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685E87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685E87 color

#685E87 rgb(104, 94, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #685E87 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 36.9% green and 52.9% blue (104, 94, 135).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#685E87 color codes

HEX	`#685E87`
RGB	`rgb(104, 94, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 36.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 30%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 30%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.3, 13.27, -21.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.3, 25.12, 301.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.084, 12.698, 24.626)`
Decimal	`6839943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685E87, 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 #685E87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685E87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #685E87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685e87; }
.text { color: #685e87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685e87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 94 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685e87, #7d5e87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #685E87?: #685E87 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685E87?: The RGB value is 104, 94, 135: 104 red, 94 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685E87?: The complementary color is #7D875E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685E87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.