What color is #686079?

#686079 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #686079?

The RGB value is 104, 96, 121: 104 red, 96 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #686079?

The complementary color is #717960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #686079?

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.

#686079 color

#686079 rgb(104, 96, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #686079 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 37.6% green and 47.5% blue (104, 96, 121).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#686079 color codes

HEX	`#686079`
RGB	`rgb(104, 96, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 37.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 21%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.29, 8.6, -12.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.29, 15.48, 303.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.342, 12.689, 19.832)`
Decimal	`6840441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #686079, 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 #686079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#686079 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 #686079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #686079; }
.text { color: #686079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #686079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 96 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #686079, #756079); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #686079?: #686079 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #686079?: The RGB value is 104, 96, 121: 104 red, 96 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #686079?: The complementary color is #717960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #686079?: 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.