What color is #685F78?

#685F78 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685F78?

The RGB value is 104, 95, 120: 104 red, 95 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685F78?

The complementary color is #6F785F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685F78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685F78 color

#685F78 rgb(104, 95, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #685F78 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 37.3% green and 47.1% blue (104, 95, 120).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#685F78 color codes

HEX	`#685F78`
RGB	`rgb(104, 95, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 37.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 21%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.97, 8.98, -12.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.97, 15.59, 305.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.191, 12.484, 19.48)`
Decimal	`6840184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685F78, 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 #685F78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685F78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #685F78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685f78; }
.text { color: #685f78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685f78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 95 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685f78, #755f78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #685F78?: #685F78 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685F78?: The RGB value is 104, 95, 120: 104 red, 95 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685F78?: The complementary color is #6F785F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685F78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.