What color is #685F9F?

#685F9F is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685F9F?

The RGB value is 104, 95, 159: 104 red, 95 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685F9F?

The complementary color is #969F5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685F9F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685F9F color

#685F9F rgb(104, 95, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #685F9F is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 37.3% green and 62.4% blue (104, 95, 159).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 25% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#685F9F color codes

HEX	`#685F9F`
RGB	`rgb(104, 95, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 37.3%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 25%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 40%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 40%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.7, 19.09, -33.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.7, 38.58, 299.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.057, 13.63, 34.579)`
Decimal	`6840223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685F9F, 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 #685F9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685F9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #685F9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685f9f; }
.text { color: #685f9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685f9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 95 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685f9f, #885f9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #685F9F?: #685F9F is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685F9F?: The RGB value is 104, 95, 159: 104 red, 95 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685F9F?: The complementary color is #969F5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685F9F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.