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#684E81

#684e81 ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#684e81 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 30.59% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.38% cyan, 39.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.41% black. Its hue angle is 270.59°, with 24.64% saturation and 40.59% 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 7.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 8.35.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.0998

Complementary

  1. #684e81
  2. #67814e

Split complementary

  1. #684e81
  2. #81814e
  3. #4e814f

Analogous

  1. #4f4e81
  2. #684e81
  3. #814e81

Triadic

  1. #684e81
  2. #81684e
  3. #4e8168

Tetradic

  1. #684e81
  2. #814e67
  3. #67814e
  4. #4e8168

Square

  1. #684e81
  2. #814f4e
  3. #67814e
  4. #4e8181

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1422
  2. #423151
  3. #684e81
  4. #8e72aa
  5. #b4a2c6

Shades

#684e81 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #684e81
  2. #5e4674
  3. #533e67
  4. #49375a
  5. #3e2f4d
  6. #342741
  7. #2a1f34
  8. #1f1727
  9. #15101a
  10. #0a080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#684e81 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #684e81
  2. #77608e
  3. #86719a
  4. #9583a7
  5. #a495b3
  6. #b4a7c0
  7. #c3b8cd
  8. #d2cad9
  9. #e1dce6
  10. #f0edf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#684e81 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #684e81
  2. #6a5381
  3. #6d5881
  4. #6f5d81
  5. #726281
  6. #746781
  7. #766c80
  8. #797180
  9. #7b7680
  10. #7e7b80
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f556b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #435883 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #495980 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #645661 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #545482 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #575580 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #66536f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-684e81 {
  color: #684e81;
}
Background
.bg-684e81 {
  background-color: #684e81;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-684e81 {
  border: 2px solid #684e81;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #684e81;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 78 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 25% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-684e81 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #684e81, #814e81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-684e81 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 78 129 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.35 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 9.21 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.69 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.10 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 10.33 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 10.51 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 12.04 #97b17e Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#684e81  rgb(104, 78, 129)  hsl(271, 25%, 41%)  Royal Purple
#67814e  rgb(103, 129, 78)  hsl(91, 25%, 41%)  Fern Green
#81684e  rgb(129, 104, 78)  hsl(31, 25%, 41%)  Raw Umber
#4e8168  rgb(78, 129, 104)  hsl(151, 25%, 41%)  Viridian