#685b71

Color #685b71

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 14.9 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#685b71

RGB

rgb(104, 91, 113)

HSL

hsl(275.5, 10.8%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.5, 19.5%, 44.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 19.5%, 0%, 55.7%)

LAB

lab(40.6, 9.82, -10.54)

LCH

lch(40.6, 14.41, 312.97)

OKLCH

oklch(49.2%, 0.038, 311.37)

HWB

hwb(275.5, 35.7%, 55.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#64715b

Analogous

#5d5b71

#685b71

#715b6f

Triadic

#685b71

#71685b

#5b7168

Split-complementary

#685b71

#6f715b

#5b715d

Tetradic

#685b71

#715b64

#64715b

#5b7168

Square

#685b71

#715d5b

#64715b

#5b6f71

Shades

Color #685b71 mixed toward black.

#574c5e

#453d4b

#342d39

#231e26

#110f13

Tints

Color #685b71 mixed toward white.

#82728d

#9b8ea4

#b4aabb

#cdc6d2

#e6e3e8

Tones

Color #685b71 mixed toward gray.

#685d6f

#675f6d

#67606c

#67626a

#666468

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.32:1

White text reads better on this background (6.32:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#63636c · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#63646b · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#676867 · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 12.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #685b71;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#685b71]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#685b71 (#685b71) is rgb(104, 91, 113) in RGB.

No, #685b71 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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