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#68356C

#68356c ≈ Byzantium

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#68356c is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 20.78% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.7% cyan, 50.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.65% black. Its hue angle is 295.64°, with 34.16% saturation and 31.57% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Byzantium (#702963), ΔE 4.17.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0657

Complementary

  1. #68356c
  2. #396c35

Split complementary

  1. #68356c
  2. #556c35
  3. #356c4d

Analogous

  1. #4d356c
  2. #68356c
  3. #6c3555

Triadic

  1. #68356c
  2. #6c6835
  3. #356c68

Tetradic

  1. #68356c
  2. #6c3539
  3. #396c35
  4. #356c68

Square

  1. #68356c
  2. #6c4d35
  3. #396c35
  4. #35556c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d070e
  2. #371c39
  3. #68356c
  4. #994e9f
  5. #ba7cbe

Shades

#68356c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #68356c
  2. #5e3061
  3. #532a56
  4. #49254c
  5. #3e2041
  6. #341b36
  7. #2a152b
  8. #1f1020
  9. #150b16
  10. #0a050b
  11. #000000

Tints

#68356c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #68356c
  2. #77497b
  3. #865d89
  4. #957298
  5. #a486a7
  6. #b49ab6
  7. #c3aec4
  8. #d2c2d3
  9. #e1d7e2
  10. #f0ebf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#68356c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #68356c
  2. #6a3d6e
  3. #6d4470
  4. #6f4c72
  5. #725374
  6. #745b76
  7. #766278
  8. #796a7a
  9. #7b717c
  10. #7e797e
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #574259 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e456e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d4b6a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6a3b4b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c3f6d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #52436b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #69395a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-68356c {
  color: #68356c;
}
Background
.bg-68356c {
  background-color: #68356c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-68356c {
  border: 2px solid #68356c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #68356c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 53 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 34% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-68356c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #68356c, #6c3555);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-68356c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 53 108 / 0.35);
}

#702963 Byzantium ΔE 4.17 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 5.50 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.95 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.01 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 9.47 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 9.50 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.03 #97ca93 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Byzantium
#68356c  rgb(104, 53, 108)  hsl(296, 34%, 32%)  Byzantium
#396c35  rgb(57, 108, 53)  hsl(116, 34%, 32%)  Fern Green
#6c6835  rgb(108, 104, 53)  hsl(56, 34%, 32%)  Dark Olive Green
#356c68  rgb(53, 108, 104)  hsl(176, 34%, 32%)  Myrtle Green