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Recognised as Colour

#685C6D

  • #685C6D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#685C6D is a violet with RGB values 104, 92, 109 and HSL 282°, 8%, 39%. 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

#685C6D#685C6D
HEX#685C6D
RGBrgb(104, 92, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3608, 0.4275
RGB percentages40.8%, 36.1%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(282.4, 8.5%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.4, 15.6%, 42.7%)
CMYK4.6%, 15.6%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,839,405
CSS custom property--colour: #685C6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#97A392

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A5F6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C606Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#685E62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12Slate grey · ΔE 16.2Gray · ΔE 17.2Light slate grey · ΔE 18.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.6Rosy brown · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#616D5C
Analogous#605C6D, #6D5C6A
Triadic#6D685C, #5C6D68
Split complementary#6A6D5C, #5C6D60
Tetradic#6D605C, #616D5C, #5C6A6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCC6CF
Lighter +30%#B4AAB8
Lighter +20%#9B8FA0
Lighter +10%#827389
Darker −10%#4E4551
Darker −20%#332D36
Darker −30%#19161A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#724386
Less saturated −25%#656565

Channel breakdown

R104
G92
B109
Red104 (40.8%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue282.35°
Saturation (HSL)8.46%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 5C · B 6D

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