#685e6d

Color #685e6d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.46 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#685e6d

RGB

rgb(104, 94, 109)

HSL

hsl(280, 7.4%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 13.8%, 42.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.6%, 13.8%, 0%, 57.3%)

LAB

lab(41.3, 7.09, -7.04)

LCH

lch(41.3, 9.99, 315.2)

OKLCH

oklch(49.7%, 0.0265, 314.54)

HWB

hwb(280, 36.9%, 57.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#636d5e

Analogous

#605e6d

#685e6d

#6d5e6a

Triadic

#685e6d

#6d685e

#5e6d68

Split-complementary

#685e6d

#6a6d5e

#5e6d60

Tetradic

#685e6d

#6d5e63

#636d5e

#5e6d68

Square

#685e6d

#6d605e

#636d5e

#5e6a6d

Shades

Color #685e6d mixed toward black.

#574e5b

#453f49

#342f37

#231f24

#111012

Tints

Color #685e6d mixed toward white.

#827688

#9b91a0

#b4adb8

#cdc8d0

#e6e4e7

Tones

Color #685e6d mixed toward gray.

#685f6c

#67606a

#676269

#666368

#666467

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.41:1

White text reads better on this background (6.16:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#64646a · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#646569 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#686766 · ΔE 10.4

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 9.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #685e6d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#685e6d]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#685e6d (#685e6d) is rgb(104, 94, 109) in RGB.

No, #685e6d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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