What color is #68607E?

#68607E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68607E?

The RGB value is 104, 96, 126: 104 red, 96 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68607E?

The complementary color is #767E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68607E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68607E color

#68607E rgb(104, 96, 126)

Shades of purple

The hex color #68607E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 37.6% green and 49.4% blue (104, 96, 126).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#68607E color codes

HEX	`#68607E`
RGB	`rgb(104, 96, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 37.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 24%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 24%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.48, 9.8, -15.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.48, 18.43, 302.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.657, 12.815, 21.489)`
Decimal	`6840446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68607E, 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 #68607E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68607E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #68607E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68607e; }
.text { color: #68607e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68607e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 96 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68607e, #77607e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #68607E?: #68607E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68607E?: The RGB value is 104, 96, 126: 104 red, 96 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68607E?: The complementary color is #767E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68607E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.