What color is #68627C?

#68627C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68627C?

The RGB value is 104, 98, 124: 104 red, 98 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68627C?

The complementary color is #767C62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68627C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68627C color

#68627C rgb(104, 98, 124)

Shades of blue

The hex color #68627C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 38.4% green and 48.6% blue (104, 98, 124).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 12% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#68627C color codes

HEX	`#68627C`
RGB	`rgb(104, 98, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 38.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 12%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 21%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 21%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.96, 8.09, -13.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.96, 15.88, 300.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.714, 13.134, 20.877)`
Decimal	`6840956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68627C, 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 #68627C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#68627C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #68627C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68627c; }
.text { color: #68627c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68627c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 98 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68627c, #75627c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #68627C?: #68627C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68627C?: The RGB value is 104, 98, 124: 104 red, 98 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68627C?: The complementary color is #767C62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68627C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.