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Recognised as Colour

#684A5C

  • #684A5C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#684A5C is a magenta with RGB values 104, 74, 92 and HSL 324°, 17%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#684A5C#684A5C
HEX#684A5C
RGBrgb(104, 74, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.2902, 0.3608
RGB percentages40.8%, 29%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(324, 16.9%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324, 28.8%, 40.8%)
CMYK0%, 28.8%, 11.5%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,834,780
CSS custom property--colour: #684A5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#97B5A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B505Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#52555Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6C4A50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.2Gray · ΔE 24.9Slate grey · ΔE 25.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 28Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1Rosy brown · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A6856
Analogous#654A68, #684A4D
Triadic#5C684A, #4A5C68
Split complementary#4D684A, #4A6865
Tetradic#68654A, #4A6856, #4A4D68

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAB4C1
Lighter +30%#B596A9
Lighter +20%#9F7990
Lighter +10%#865F76
Darker −10%#4A3542
Darker −20%#2C2027
Darker −30%#0F0A0D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7E3460
Less saturated −25%#595959

Channel breakdown

R104
G74
B92
Red104 (40.8%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue324°
Saturation (HSL)16.85%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 68 · G 4A · B 5C

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