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Recognised as Colour

#685D7A

  • #685D7A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#685D7A is a violet with RGB values 104, 93, 122 and HSL 263°, 13%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#685D7A#685D7A
HEX#685D7A
RGBrgb(104, 93, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3647, 0.4784
RGB percentages40.8%, 36.5%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(262.8, 13.5%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.8, 23.8%, 47.8%)
CMYK14.8%, 23.8%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,839,674
CSS custom property--colour: #685D7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#97A285

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#57627Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#596279no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#656167no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 17.6Dim grey · ΔE 18.4Light slate grey · ΔE 19.7Gray · ΔE 21.8Steel blue · ΔE 25.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 17.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F7A5D
Analogous#5D617A, #765D7A
Triadic#7A685D, #5D7A68
Split complementary#7A775D, #617A5D
Tetradic#7A5D61, #6F7A5D, #5D7A76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0CBD8
Lighter +30%#B6AEC2
Lighter +20%#9B91AC
Lighter +10%#817595
Darker −10%#4F475D
Darker −20%#373140
Darker −30%#1E1B23
Darker −40%#050506
More saturated +25%#624295
Less saturated −25%#6C6C6C

Channel breakdown

R104
G93
B122
Red104 (40.8%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue262.76°
Saturation (HSL)13.49%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 5D · B 7A

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