Colour

#685B75

#685B75
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#685B75 is a violet with RGB values 104, 91, 117 and HSL 270°, 12%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#685B75

RGBrgb(104, 91, 117)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3569, 0.4588

RGB percentages40.8%, 35.7%, 45.9%

HSLhsl(270, 12.5%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 22.2%, 45.9%)

CMYK11.1%, 22.2%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,839,157

CSS custom property--colour: #685B75;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1

Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#97A48A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#576076no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#596074no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Tritanopia#665E64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17.1 Slate grey · ΔE 17.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 20 Gray · ΔE 21 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26 Steel blue · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#68755B

Analogous#5B5B75, #755B75

Triadic#75685B, #5B7568

Split complementary#75755B, #5B755B

Tetradic#755B5B, #68755B, #5B7575

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CEC8D4

Lighter +30%#B4ABBE

Lighter +20%#9B8FA8

Lighter +10%#827291

Darker −10%#4E4558

Darker −20%#352E3C

Darker −30%#1B181F

Darker −40%#020202

More saturated +25%#68418F

Less saturated −25%#686868

Channel breakdown

R104

G91

B117

Red104 (40.8%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue117 (45.9%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)12.5%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 68 · G 5B · B 75

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Colour values

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