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#684CA4

#684ca4 ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#684ca4 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 29.8% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.59% cyan, 53.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 259.09°, with 36.67% saturation and 47.06% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 3.57.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.1079

Complementary

  1. #684ca4
  2. #88a44c

Split complementary

  1. #684ca4
  2. #a4944c
  3. #5ca44c

Analogous

  1. #4c5ca4
  2. #684ca4
  3. #944ca4

Triadic

  1. #684ca4
  2. #a4684c
  3. #4ca468

Tetradic

  1. #684ca4
  2. #a44c88
  3. #88a44c
  4. #4ca468

Square

  1. #684ca4
  2. #a44c5c
  3. #88a44c
  4. #4ca494

Monochromatic

  1. #261c3b
  2. #473470
  3. #684ca4
  4. #917bc2
  5. #bdafda

Shades

#684ca4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #684ca4
  2. #5e4494
  3. #533d83
  4. #493573
  5. #3e2e62
  6. #342652
  7. #2a1e42
  8. #1f1731
  9. #150f21
  10. #0a0810
  11. #000000

Tints

#684ca4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #684ca4
  2. #775ead
  3. #8670b6
  4. #9582bf
  5. #a494c8
  6. #b4a6d2
  7. #c3b7db
  8. #d2c9e4
  9. #e1dbed
  10. #f0edf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#684ca4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #684ca4
  2. #6a51a0
  3. #6d569d
  4. #6f5c99
  5. #726196
  6. #746692
  7. #766b8e
  8. #79708b
  9. #7b7687
  10. #7e7b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #61567f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #285da7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f5ba2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5a5e70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a57a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c55a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #605788 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-684ca4 {
  color: #684ca4;
}
Background
.bg-684ca4 {
  background-color: #684ca4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-684ca4 {
  border: 2px solid #684ca4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #684ca4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 76 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 37% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-684ca4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #684ca4, #944ca4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-684ca4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 76 164 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 3.57 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.28 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.39 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.78 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.50 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.66 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.78 #97b35b Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#684ca4  rgb(104, 76, 164)  hsl(259, 37%, 47%)  Royal Purple
#88a44c  rgb(136, 164, 76)  hsl(79, 37%, 47%)  Moss Green
#a4684c  rgb(164, 104, 76)  hsl(19, 37%, 47%)  Sienna
#4ca468  rgb(76, 164, 104)  hsl(139, 37%, 47%)  Jade