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#684EC6

#684ec6 ≈ Iris

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#684ec6 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 30.59% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.47% cyan, 60.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 253°, with 51.28% saturation and 54.12% 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 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 2.78.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1247

Complementary

  1. #684ec6
  2. #acc64e

Split complementary

  1. #684ec6
  2. #c6a44e
  3. #70c64e

Analogous

  1. #4e70c6
  2. #684ec6
  3. #a44ec6

Triadic

  1. #684ec6
  2. #c6684e
  3. #4ec668

Tetradic

  1. #684ec6
  2. #c64eac
  3. #acc64e
  4. #4ec668

Square

  1. #684ec6
  2. #c64e70
  3. #acc64e
  4. #4ec6a4

Monochromatic

  1. #2c1e5d
  2. #473197
  3. #684ec6
  4. #9988d9
  5. #cbc2eb

Shades

#684ec6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #684ec6
  2. #5e46b2
  3. #533e9e
  4. #49378b
  5. #3e2f77
  6. #342763
  7. #2a1f4f
  8. #1f173b
  9. #151028
  10. #0a0814
  11. #000000

Tints

#684ec6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #684ec6
  2. #7760cc
  3. #8671d1
  4. #9583d7
  5. #a495dd
  6. #b4a7e3
  7. #c3b8e8
  8. #d2caee
  9. #e1dcf4
  10. #f0edf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#684ec6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #684ec6
  2. #6a53bf
  3. #6d58b8
  4. #6f5db1
  5. #7262aa
  6. #7467a3
  7. #766c9c
  8. #797195
  9. #7b768e
  10. #7e7b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #655b95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #496a82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d5dc8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e59c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5760a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-684ec6 {
  color: #684ec6;
}
Background
.bg-684ec6 {
  background-color: #684ec6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-684ec6 {
  border: 2px solid #684ec6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #684ec6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 78 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 51% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-684ec6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #684ec6, #a44ec6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-684ec6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 78 198 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 2.78 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.45 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.68 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.56 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.54 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.48 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.32 #97b139 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Iris
#684ec6  rgb(104, 78, 198)  hsl(253, 51%, 54%)  Iris
#acc64e  rgb(172, 198, 78)  hsl(73, 51%, 54%)  Yellow Green
#c6684e  rgb(198, 104, 78)  hsl(13, 51%, 54%)  Terra Cotta
#4ec668  rgb(78, 198, 104)  hsl(133, 51%, 54%)  Emerald