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#680D5F Color

#680D5F is rgb(104, 13, 95) in RGB, hsl(306, 78%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 87%, 9%, 59%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Midnight (#702670), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.26. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#680D5F
HEX#680D5F
RGBrgb(104, 13, 95)
HSLhsl(306, 78%, 23%)
HSVhsv(306, 88%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 87%, 9%, 59%)
OKLCHoklch(36.4% 0.151 333)
LABlab(23.88% 44.62 -24.65)
LCHlch(23.88% 50.98 331.09)

What #680D5F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #680D5F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#680D5F Channel Values

How #680D5F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 104 · G 13 · B 958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 78% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 88% · V 41%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 87% · Y 9% · K 59%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.59:1 vs white · 1.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #680D5F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #680D5F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #680D5F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #680D5F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #680D5F.

How #680D5F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#680D5F
Protanopia#2E2E5F
Protanomaly#4C245F
Deuteranopia#3E3E5D
Deuteranomaly#52315E
Tritanopia#632424
Tritanomaly#651D43
Achromatopsia#393939

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #680D5F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-680d5f: #680D5F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #680D5F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-680d5f': '#680D5F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.051, blue: 0.373)
Android XML<color name="color_680d5f">#680D5F</color>
SVG fillfill="#680D5F"

More Pink Colors

#680D5F sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#680D5F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #680D5F?

#680D5F is a dark pink — rgb(104, 13, 95) in RGB and hsl(306, 78%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Midnight (#702670), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.26.

What is the RGB value of #680D5F?

#680D5F is rgb(104, 13, 95) — red 104, green 13, and blue 95 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #680D5F?

#680D5F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 87%, 9%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #680D5F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #680D5F scores 11.59:1 against white and 1.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #680D5F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #680D5F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 17.36, which is visibly different.

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