What color is #685F80?

#685F80 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685F80?

The RGB value is 104, 95, 128: 104 red, 95 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685F80?

The complementary color is #77805F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685F80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685F80 color

#685F80 rgb(104, 95, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #685F80 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 37.3% green and 50.2% blue (104, 95, 128).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#685F80 color codes

HEX	`#685F80`
RGB	`rgb(104, 95, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 37.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 26%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 26%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.29, 10.9, -17.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.29, 20.3, 302.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.697, 12.686, 22.145)`
Decimal	`6840192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685F80, 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 #685F80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685F80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #685F80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685f80; }
.text { color: #685f80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685f80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 95 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685f80, #795f80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #685F80?: #685F80 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685F80?: The RGB value is 104, 95, 128: 104 red, 95 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685F80?: The complementary color is #77805F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685F80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.