All About Color #685C8A

#685C8A

About #685C8A

#685C8A is a medium purple color with the hex code #685C8A. In RGB it is red 104, green 92, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 256°, saturation 20%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 25%, 33%, 0%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 6.02:1 on white and 3.49:1 on black.

#685C8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet68, 5C, 8A
CMYK24.64%, 33.33%, 0.00%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal104, 92, 138
HSL256°, 20%, 45%
RGB Octal150, 134, 212
HSV (HSB)255.65°, 33.33%, 54.12%
RGB Binary1101000, 1011100, 10001010
CIE-L*AB41.90, 15.28, -23.78
RGB Percent40.78%, 36.08%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH41.90, 28.27, 302.73
XYZ14.12, 12.43, 25.70
CIE-L*UV41.90, 3.05, -35.63
xyY0.27, 0.24, 12.43
Hunter-Lab35.26, 9.80, -18.53
RYB40.78%, 36.08%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#685C8A on a dark background: contrast 3.49:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#685C8A on a light background: contrast 6.02:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #685C8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#685C8A · #988EB4 · #3E3753 · #7D8A5C · #A9B48E

Analogous palette

#5C7D8A · #5C678A · #685C8A · #7F5C8A · #8A5C7D

Triadic palette

#685C8A · #8A685C · #5C8A68 · #988EB4 · #B4988E

Tetradic palette

#685C8A · #8A5C67 · #7D8A5C · #5C8A7F · #3E3753

Monochromatic palette

#231F2E · #453D5C · #685C8A · #8F85AD · #B9B3CC

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