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#685E89

#685e89 ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#685e89 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 36.86% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.09% cyan, 31.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 253.95°, with 18.61% saturation and 45.29% 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 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 9.86.

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Relative luminance0.1275

Complementary

  1. #685e89
  2. #7f895e

Split complementary

  1. #685e89
  2. #897d5e
  3. #69895e

Analogous

  1. #5e6989
  2. #685e89
  3. #7d5e89

Triadic

  1. #685e89
  2. #89685e
  3. #5e8968

Tetradic

  1. #685e89
  2. #895e7f
  3. #7f895e
  4. #5e8968

Square

  1. #685e89
  2. #895e69
  3. #7f895e
  4. #5e897d

Monochromatic

  1. #23202e
  2. #463f5c
  3. #685e89
  4. #9087ad
  5. #bab4cc

Shades

#685e89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #685e89
  2. #5e557b
  3. #534b6e
  4. #494260
  5. #3e3852
  6. #342f45
  7. #2a2637
  8. #1f1c29
  9. #15131b
  10. #0a090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#685e89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #685e89
  2. #776e95
  3. #867ea1
  4. #958eac
  5. #a49eb8
  6. #b4afc4
  7. #c3bfd0
  8. #d2cfdc
  9. #e1dfe7
  10. #f0eff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#685e89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #685e89
  2. #6a6188
  3. #6d6587
  4. #6f6886
  5. #726c85
  6. #746f85
  7. #767284
  8. #797683
  9. #7b7982
  10. #7e7d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #666275 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #54648b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #556388 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #61656d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c628a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d6188 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #646279 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-685e89 {
  color: #685e89;
}
Background
.bg-685e89 {
  background-color: #685e89;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-685e89 {
  border: 2px solid #685e89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #685e89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 94 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 19% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-685e89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #685e89, #7d5e89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-685e89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 94 137 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.86 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 10.43 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 12.95 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 13.60 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 13.77 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 13.99 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 14.20 #97a176 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#685e89  rgb(104, 94, 137)  hsl(254, 19%, 45%)  Royal Purple
#7f895e  rgb(127, 137, 94)  hsl(74, 19%, 45%)  Moss Green
#89685e  rgb(137, 104, 94)  hsl(14, 19%, 45%)  Copper Rose
#5e8968  rgb(94, 137, 104)  hsl(134, 19%, 45%)  Viridian