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Recognised as Colour

#685A73

  • #685A73
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#685A73 is a violet with RGB values 104, 90, 115 and HSL 274°, 12%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#685A73#685A73
HEX#685A73
RGBrgb(104, 90, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3529, 0.451
RGB percentages40.8%, 35.3%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(273.6, 12.2%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.6, 21.7%, 45.1%)
CMYK9.6%, 21.7%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,838,899
CSS custom property--colour: #685A73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.37:1
Contrast with white6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#97A58C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#565F74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#595F72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#675D62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.7Slate grey · ΔE 18.1Light slate grey · ΔE 20.4Gray · ΔE 20.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.8Steel blue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#65735A
Analogous#5B5A73, #735A72
Triadic#73685A, #5A7368
Split complementary#72735A, #5A735C
Tetradic#735B5A, #65735A, #5A7273

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDC6D3
Lighter +30%#B4AABC
Lighter +20%#9B8DA6
Lighter +10%#82718F
Darker −10%#4E4456
Darker −20%#342D3A
Darker −30%#1A171D
Darker −40%#010001
More saturated +25%#6B408D
Less saturated −25%#676767

Channel breakdown

R104
G90
B115
Red104 (40.8%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue273.6°
Saturation (HSL)12.2%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 5A · B 73

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